Cooks, Fast Food pay range in Corvallis
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,250 a year or less, while the top 10% make $40,180 or more. The middle half of cooks, fast food in Corvallis earn between $31,940 and $40,180.
- $31K10th
- $32K25th
- $35KMedian
- $40K75th
- $40K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $35,990 | $2,999 | $17.30 |
| Median | $34,990 | $2,916 | $16.82 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $31,940 | $2,662 | $15.36 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $40,180 | $3,348 | $19.32 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Cooks, Fast Food salary after taxes in Corvallis
On the average salary of $35,990, a single filer in Corvallis takes home about $28,694 a year, or $2,391 a month and $1,104 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 cooks, fast food? 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 $35,990 buys what about $34,600 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Corvallis ($57,680). A typical home costs $562,829, or 15.6 years of this average salary before tax.
Cooks, Fast Food salary in other Oregon cities
Corvallis ranks 4th of 5 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($41,910).
Highest-paying cities for cooks, fast food
San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($46,590).
- San Francisco, CA$46,590
- San Jose, CA$46,530
- Vallejo, CA$44,360
- Napa, CA$43,910
- Seattle, WA$43,770
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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Corvallis: questions
How much do cooks, fast food make an hour in Corvallis?
$17.31 an hour on average, and $16.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level cooks, fast food salary in Corvallis?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,250 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,940, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the cooks, fast food take-home pay in Corvallis?
About $28,694 a year ($2,391 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,990. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Do cooks, fast food earn more in Corvallis than elsewhere?
The average here is 8% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($33,261).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 35-2011; area Corvallis, OR (18700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home 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.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.86, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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