Pacific Northwest Research Station
333 SW First Ave.
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 808-2100
Finances and Workforce
Two sources of funding support the workforce of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station:
federal appropriations, which contributed 80 percent of the funds in fiscal year 2012,
and direct client support, which comes from organizations in need of scientific information.
The numbers below are for fiscal year October 1,
2011, to September 30, 2012:
Incoming Funding
Base
research appropriations: $40.3 million (80%) Client
support: .....................$10.2 million (20%) Total
funding: ......................$50.5 million
Distribution of Funds
Permanent
employee costs: . . . $30.7 million (61%) Support
and operations: . . . . . .$21 million (21%) Distributed
to cooperators: . . . .$18 million (18%) Of
$9.2 million to cooperators,
84% went to educational
institutions
Workforce Statistics
Total station workforce..........................................390 Permanent workforce..............................................300 Of the permanent workforce.....................................80 employees (27%) are scientists Temporary workforce.............................................90