Does Multnomah County pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Multnomah County employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Multnomah County. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Multnomah County?

71% of Multnomah County employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Multnomah County 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Multnomah County?

Office Assistant (12) , Office Assistant II (6) , Intern (5) , Project Manager (5) , Budget Analyst (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Library Assistant (3) , Manager (3) , CM1 (2) , Case Manager (2) , Case Manager II (2) , Certified Medical Assistant (2) , Corrections Technician (2) , Customer Service Representative (2) , Director (2)

What are the pros of working at Multnomah County according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great!" ((in 56 reviews)); "The pay is good, and because you are in a union environment, you get "stuck" from looking outside because the pay continues to rise." ((in 21 reviews)); "Great people to work with." ((in 20 reviews)); "Good coworkers and supportive environment" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great work life balance at this employer" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Multnomah County according to real employee reviews?

"Management is horrible, they don’t know how to do their job" ((in 12 reviews)); "Too many managers on top level then actual employees which makes it hard to do the job" ((in 7 reviews)); "HR and upper management are basically robots." ((in 7 reviews)); "Pay is not competitive, leadership trys to change culture without changing people, does not work." ((in 6 reviews)); "Politics and office politics are important to stay out of to enjoy job unless you like that sort of stuff" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Multnomah County layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Multnomah County layoffs and their outlook for job security at Multnomah County in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Multnomah County locations?

Portland , Multnomah , Gresham , Bangor , Oregon City

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3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Jessica Vega Pederson

23% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

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2.0

Mar 23, 2017

Cliched, stereotypical government job

It employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Slow pace. Very low expectations. Failures are tolerated. Any technical knowledge is impressive to your peers. High pay with no productivity expectation. Seemingly limitless funds at all levels; purchase requests are rarely denied and budgets never reduced. Smart phone and laptop are provided freely to IT employees. Very social culture. Lots of down time. Managers take personal interest in their employees (they have little power with them professionally, so they are more like peers than reports.)

Cons

Slow pace. Very low expectations. Failures are expected. Success is overlooked and under appreciated. Very low tech for IT. There are many retirement-age employees who have never worked anywhere else and know nothing of industry standards or modern practices. Retirement is the only attrition factor since nobody is terminated, ever. Efficiency is frowned upon since the retention and growth of staff are a priority. Projects can take years to complete and budget is never a factor. Over-staffing fosters a "hot-potato" environment without initiative. Seemingly uncontrolled spending can appear as a blatant waste of taxpayer money, without any apparent oversight or auditing. It can be hard to watch the continuous, ill-advised software acquisitions, rapid-fire hiring and consultancy purchasing.

Multnomah County Response

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. We know we have areas to improve, and candor such as yours can help identify to those focuses. Multnomah County aspires to be a place where openness, fairness, and collaboration propel us to create awesome modern innovations. We are continuing to look for opportunities to improve the ways we celebrate the accomplishments and successes of our employees. If you have any suggestions or would like to share more about your experiences, please contact the HR Manager in your department. In addition, if you witness fraud, waste, or abuse of Multnomah County resources, you can make an anonymous report to the Good Government Hotline. For more details, please visit the information page (https://multco.us/services/good-government-hotline). Thank you again for your ongoing contribution and feedback.

4.0

Oct 30, 2016

Good stepping stone and experience for career

Senior data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management was proactive in providing opportunities in career growth Felt completely supported by direct supervisor Friendly, kind culture Helping the community Lots of people there to make a change

Cons

Compensation was low Politics and office politics are important to stay out of to enjoy job unless you like that sort of stuff Promotion is based upon seniority; not merit Not the kind of place if you like fast pace by nature

4.0

Aug 25, 2016

aging disability and veteran services

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible schedule, most holidays off, possibilities for growth and upward movement into management and other fields. Supportive management

Cons

there is a one year probation regardless of your performance, pay starts out kind of low for the volume and intensity of work

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