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Yamhill County Sheriff's Office entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
Yamhill County Sheriff's Office starts at $73,328 a year — about $35.25 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $6,643 above the median of the 2,288 agencies on this list, and $9,768 above the median for county agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA run about 5% above the national average, so this is worth roughly $69,557 somewhere at average prices — $3,771 less than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 125 against a national average of 100, where goods are 105. Based on price levels for this metropolitan area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
How big the department isYamhill County Sheriff's Office reported 41 sworn officers and 45 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025.No rate is shown: this agency does not police a single population the FBI publishes a figure for. Reporting to the FBI is voluntary, so a count can reflect a partial return as easily as a small agency, and the FBI asks that agencies not be compared on staffing. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Full-time Law Enforcement Employees, 2025.
What Yamhill County says about itself
Yamhill County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) is sworn to protect and honored to serve the citizens of our county. The Sheriff's Office has set a standard of "Exemplary Public Safety Service" through equipping, supporting, and empowering our people to do their best.
What Yamhill County does
Yamhill County Sheriff's Office provides patrol, investigations, corrections, civil, court-security, search-and-rescue and marine services. Official County materials emphasize professional law enforcement, service and community safety.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 8 August 2026. Yamhill County official GovernmentJobs posting — Enforcement (Patrol) Deputy - Entry-Level — open the source document
Opening 4 June 2026; closes 25 June 2026; $6,110.67/month minimum annualized
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
How this level compares
Where Yamhill County sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $33,280 | $68,140 | $163,619 | 1549 |
| County | $35,000 | $63,565 | $132,263 | 516 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,204 | $107,954 | 71 |
| State | $33,994 | $65,166 | $110,916 | 145 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $5,400 more than the middle municipal agency and about $9,900 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,300 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Yamhill County starts at $73,328, so $9,763 above the county middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Yamhill County Sheriff's Office officer make?
Yamhill County Sheriff's Office starts a new officer on $73,328 a year, about $35.25 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from Yamhill County official GovernmentJobs posting — Enforcement (Patrol) Deputy - Entry-Level.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Oregon?
It ranks #31 of 53 agencies we have verified in Oregon — 22 pay less, 30 pay more in the state — and #744 of 2,288 nationally. Against the national median it is $6,643 above, and against other county agencies $9,768 above.
Compare with another department
Put Yamhill County Sheriff's Office side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in OR
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Yamhill | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tigard Police Department | Municipal | 71 | $86,596 | +$13,268 | #329 |
| 2 | Bend Police Department | Municipal | 107 | $86,432 | +$13,104 | #331 |
| 3 | Washington County Sheriff's Office | County | 219 | $85,738 | +$12,410 | #340 |
| 4 | Gresham Police Department | Municipal | 123 | $84,968 | +$11,640 | #354 |
| 5 | Portland Police Bureau | Municipal | 809 | $84,000 | +$10,672 | #373 |
| 6 | Hillsboro Police Department | Municipal | 144 | $83,988 | +$10,660 | #376 |
| 7 | Clackamas County Sheriff's Office | County | 204 | $83,053 | +$9,725 | #402 |
| 8 | Corvallis Police Department | Municipal | 67 | $82,747 | +$9,419 | #412 |
| 9 | Lane County Sheriff's Office | County | 75 | $82,181 | +$8,853 | #423 |
| 10 | Multnomah County Sheriff's Office | County | 132 | $82,035 | +$8,707 | #427 |
| 11 | Tualatin Police Department | Municipal | 38 | $81,973 | +$8,645 | #428 |
| 12 | Oregon City Police Department | Municipal | 38 | $81,564 | +$8,236 | #438 |
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