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Filing year 2024

METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES INC

Portland, Oregon·EIN 93-0591637·3
Total revenue
$33.5M
Total assets
$30M
Total expenses
$30.9M
Reported officers
15
Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY REPRESENTATION AND ZEALOUS ADVOCACY TO EACH CLIENT, TO CONDUCT OUR WORK WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND DIGNITY, AND TO PROMOTE IMPROVEMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 8 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Executive Director
$218k
$232k
Base
$189k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$11k
Pcad County Director
highest compensated employee
$196k
$209k
Base
$179k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$928
Multnomah County Director
highest compensated employee
$195k
$207k
Base
$168k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$12k
Capital Team Director
highest compensated employee
$194k
$206k
Base
$178k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$928
Capital Team Attorney
highest compensated employee
$188k
$200k
Base
$172k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$1k
Capital Team Attorney
highest compensated employee
$186k
$199k
Base
$160k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$12k
Controller
officer (unspecified)
$160k
$170k
Base
$134k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$12k
Board Secretary
board secretary
$96k
$102k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 7 unpaid individuals.

Climbed 38%
over 3 years

From $158k in 2021 to $218k in 2024.

$158k
2021
$193k
2023
$218k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 19% in real terms$194k to $232k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

METROPOLITAN PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES INC reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$19.7M
$17.8M
2021
$31.8M
$27.9M
2023
$33.5M
$30.9M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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