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Oregon: cities in the highest-paying counties

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Oregon: Hillsboro has the highest average pay in its county ($90,292) among the 60 largest places.
Portland (641,165 residents)Eugene (179,591 residents)Salem (178,865 residents)Gresham (112,378 residents)Hillsboro (108,231 residents)Bend (103,390 residents)Beaverton (97,812 residents)Medford (86,315 residents)Springfield (61,499 residents)Corvallis (59,960 residents)Albany (56,839 residents)Tigard (56,011 residents)Aloha (52,389 residents)Lake Oswego (40,381 residents)Grants Pass (39,311 residents)Keizer (39,082 residents)Oregon City (37,755 residents)Redmond (36,092 residents)McMinnville (34,596 residents)Bethany (33,106 residents)Woodburn (27,875 residents)Tualatin (27,763 residents)Wilsonville (26,974 residents)West Linn (26,935 residents)Happy Valley (26,738 residents)Forest Grove (26,529 residents)Newberg (26,066 residents)Roseburg (23,778 residents)Klamath Falls (22,115 residents)Milwaukie (21,392 residents)Ashland (21,259 residents)Hayesville (21,246 residents)Sherwood (20,307 residents)Altamont (19,927 residents)Hermiston (19,546 residents)Cedar Mill (19,471 residents)Lebanon (19,344 residents)Central Point (19,216 residents)Canby (18,134 residents)Dallas (17,531 residents)Pendleton (16,950 residents)Oak Grove (16,796 residents)Four Corners (16,275 residents)Coos Bay (15,925 residents)Troutdale (15,923 residents)The Dalles (15,917 residents)St. Helens (14,258 residents)Cornelius (14,255 residents)Oatfield (13,294 residents)La Grande (13,058 residents)Sandy (12,854 residents)Gladstone (11,977 residents)Ontario (11,842 residents)Prineville (11,470 residents)Damascus (11,437 residents)Monmouth (11,428 residents)Oak Hills (11,131 residents)White City (10,750 residents)Fairview (10,735 residents)Cottage Grove (10,698 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

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$90,292county average annual pay
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Ranking

CITY (60 largest of Oregon) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · BLS QCEW 2024 · Data: ACS 2020–2024; QCEW 2024

Among the 60 largest places in Oregon, Hillsboro has the highest average pay in its county ($90,292), followed by Beaverton and Tigard. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 60 places in Oregon that we cover, the median is $66,229 and the average $68,034; the figure runs from $90,292 (Hillsboro) to $48,708 (Ontario). That is a spread of 1.9 times between the two ends.

How to use it

The first five are Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard, Aloha, Bethany. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅County average annual pay ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
1HillsboroWashington County$90,292108,231$106,409$1,978
2BeavertonWashington County$90,29297,812$98,622$1,826
3TigardWashington County$90,29256,011$108,823$1,782
4Aloha (unincorporated)Washington County$90,29252,389$101,934$1,896
5Bethany (unincorporated)Washington County$90,29233,106$167,735$2,245
6TualatinWashington County$90,29227,763$104,043$1,806
7Forest GroveWashington County$90,29226,529$87,933$1,460
8SherwoodWashington County$90,29220,307$109,966$2,131
9Cedar Mill (unincorporated)Washington County$90,29219,471$164,079$1,882
10CorneliusWashington County$90,29214,255$96,273$1,573
11Oak Hills (unincorporated)Washington County$90,29211,131$127,179$1,935
12PrinevilleCrook County$89,95811,470$72,980$1,355
13PortlandMultnomah County$80,772641,165$90,919$1,655
14GreshamMultnomah County$80,772112,378$77,795$1,586
15TroutdaleMultnomah County$80,77215,923$89,337$1,653
16FairviewMultnomah County$80,77210,735$70,107$1,637
17Lake OswegoClackamas County$69,86340,381$141,549$2,139
18Oregon CityClackamas County$69,86337,755$97,829$1,708
19WilsonvilleClackamas County$69,86326,974$96,236$1,878
20West LinnClackamas County$69,86326,935$146,507$2,116
21Happy ValleyClackamas County$69,86326,738$122,151$2,029
22MilwaukieClackamas County$69,86321,392$86,892$1,598
23CanbyClackamas County$69,86318,134$100,989$1,542
24Oak Grove (unincorporated)Clackamas County$69,86316,796$86,226$1,744
25Oatfield (unincorporated)Clackamas County$69,86313,294$103,224$1,786
26SandyClackamas County$69,86312,854$108,984$1,861
27GladstoneClackamas County$69,86311,977$91,250$1,740
28Damascus (unincorporated)Clackamas County$69,86311,437$122,500$2,654
29CorvallisBenton County$67,16259,960$65,012$1,391
30BendDeschutes County$66,229103,390$96,394$1,883
31RedmondDeschutes County$66,22936,092$84,164$1,628
32SalemMarion County$62,787178,865$75,487$1,400
33KeizerMarion County$62,78739,082$84,813$1,424
34WoodburnMarion County$62,78727,875$67,347$1,489
35Hayesville (unincorporated)Marion County$62,78721,246$58,624$1,435
36Four Corners (unincorporated)Marion County$62,78716,275$69,669$1,416
37EugeneLane County$59,020179,591$66,562$1,402
38SpringfieldLane County$59,02061,499$68,761$1,258
39Cottage GroveLane County$59,02010,698$80,875$1,254
40MedfordJackson County$57,86286,315$73,230$1,376
41AshlandJackson County$57,86221,259$68,028$1,387
42Central PointJackson County$57,86219,216$86,058$1,364
43White City (unincorporated)Jackson County$57,86210,750$71,175$1,379
44AlbanyLinn County$57,43656,839$78,114$1,372
45LebanonLinn County$57,43619,344$63,176$1,312
46The DallesWasco County$56,69815,917$62,614$993
47HermistonUmatilla County$55,59419,546$66,998$1,088
48PendletonUmatilla County$55,59416,950$66,563$956
49McMinnvilleYamhill County$54,99334,596$73,736$1,380
50NewbergYamhill County$54,99326,066$93,232$1,713
51St. HelensColumbia County$54,22814,258$82,865$1,413
52RoseburgDouglas County$54,00023,778$53,918$1,063
53Klamath FallsKlamath County$53,73922,115$46,693$986
54Altamont (unincorporated)Klamath County$53,73919,927$58,629$1,015
55La GrandeUnion County$52,34513,058$58,427$968
56DallasPolk County$52,26317,531$71,549$1,209
57MonmouthPolk County$52,26311,428$69,170$1,114
58Coos BayCoos County$52,20415,925$56,524$1,034
59Grants PassJosephine County$49,11739,311$59,646$1,217
60OntarioMalheur County$48,70811,842$46,308$804

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. County figures describe the whole county where the city lies.

FAQ

Which Oregon city has the highest average pay in its county?

Hillsboro, with $90,292 (among the 60 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 60 largest places in Oregon by population.

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