Chemists Salary in Corvallis, OR

Chemists pay range in Corvallis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $65,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $133,220 or more. The middle half of chemists in Corvallis earn between $79,920 and $108,530.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Chemists salary after taxes in Corvallis

On the average salary of $98,260, a single filer in Corvallis takes home about $70,659 a year, or $5,888 a month and $2,718 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

Is Corvallis a good place for chemists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Corvallis area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.0), so the average $98,260 buys what about $94,465 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Corvallis ($57,680). A typical home costs $562,829, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemists salary in other Oregon cities

Corvallis ranks 4th of 4 Oregon metro areas for this job; Eugene pays the most ($107,360).

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Highest-paying cities for chemists

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,550).

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