David Cansler

Austin De Dios, David Cansler, oregonlive.com Multnomah County doled out nearly $584 million to its workforce in the 2025 calendar year, an increase of 9% from the previous year . That bump can be explained, in part, by another year of high overtime payments, most notably to jail staff in the Sheriff's Office . Of the top ten highest-paid employees, half were employed by the law enforcement agency, data shared by the county shows. Five employees earned more than $300,000.

Multnomah County doled out nearly $584 million to its workforce in the 2025 calendar year, an increase of 9% from the previous year. That bump can be explained, in part, by another year of high overtime payments, most notably to jail staff in the Sheriff’s Office. Of the top ten highest-paid employees, half were employed by the law enforcement agency, data shared by the county shows. Five employees earned more than $300,000.

Students in some Portland-area districts get five weeks more time in class every year than others who live only a few miles away but are enrolled in different school systems, a new analysis by The Oregonian/OregonLive has found. Oregon’s ignominious status as a state that offers one of the shortest school years in the country is an open secret.