Cooks, Short Order pay range in Corvallis
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,110 or more. The middle half of cooks, short order in Corvallis earn between $40,540 and $54,510.
- $30K10th
- $41K25th
- $54KMedian
- $55K75th
- $59K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $48,580 | $4,048 | $23.36 |
| Median | $54,020 | $4,502 | $25.97 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $40,540 | $3,378 | $19.49 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $54,510 | $4,542 | $26.21 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Cooks, Short Order salary after taxes in Corvallis
On the average salary of $48,580, a single filer in Corvallis takes home about $37,840 a year, or $3,153 a month and $1,455 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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, short order? 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 $48,580 buys what about $46,704 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Corvallis ($57,680). A typical home costs $562,829, or 11.6 years of this average salary before tax.
Cooks, Short Order salary in other Oregon cities
Corvallis ranks 1st of 7 Oregon metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
Highest-paying cities for cooks, short order
Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,560).
- Kahului, HI$52,560
- Denver, CO$51,530
- Seattle, WA$49,560
- Corvallis, OR$48,580
- San Francisco, CA$46,250
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Cooks, Short Order salary in Corvallis: questions
How much do cooks, short order make an hour in Corvallis?
$23.36 an hour on average, and $25.97 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level cooks, short order salary in Corvallis?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,680 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,540, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the cooks, short order take-home pay in Corvallis?
About $37,840 a year ($3,153 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,580. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
Do cooks, short order earn more in Corvallis than elsewhere?
The average here is 29% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($37,675).
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 35-2015; area Corvallis, OR (18700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.4%.
- 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 1.49, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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