Conservation Scientists Salary in Bend, OR

Conservation Scientists pay range in Bend

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $113,350 or more. The middle half of conservation scientists in Bend earn between $73,420 and $100,080.

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

Conservation Scientists salary after taxes in Bend

On the average salary of $88,510, a single filer in Bend takes home about $64,653 a year, or $5,388 a month and $2,487 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% 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 Bend a good place for conservation scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Bend area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $88,510 buys what about $85,429 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Bend ($54,570). A typical home costs $672,286, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Conservation Scientists salary in other Oregon cities

Bend ranks 4th of 6 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($97,290).

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Highest-paying cities for conservation scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,820).

Conservation Scientists salary by city

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