Natural Sciences Managers Salary — Corvallis, Oregon

The average Natural Sciences Managers in Corvallis, Oregon earns $152,820 a year.

$152,820 / year, mean
↓ 18.2% below national average 50th percentile in Oregon

Corvallis sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Oregon — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for natural sciences managers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
100
Estimate confidence
RSE 9.6%
Cost of living 104 #26 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2419 #180 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $562,829 #22 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $76,011 #64 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Corvallis ranks #26 for cost of living and #22 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $252,350 San Francisco $249,930 San Diego $218,180 Midland $217,530 Kennewick $214,620 Seattle $213,950 Santa Cruz $211,060 Trenton $210,640 Oxnard $209,260 San Luis Obispo $199,540 Los Angeles $196,290 New York $195,750 Bay City $192,200 Santa Maria $188,630 Riverside $187,490 Vallejo $187,300 Salisbury $184,300 Philadelphia $182,940 Stockton $182,240 Sacramento $182,100 Atlantic City $181,210 Portland $178,220 Salinas $175,560 Ann Arbor $174,760 Chicago $174,760 Utica $171,020 Medford $168,210 Santa Rosa $165,840 Bakersfield $164,870 Modesto $164,650 Baltimore $162,390 Fresno $161,580 Bloomington $160,610 Bremerton $159,470 Buffalo $159,440 Lexington Park $156,810 Bend $154,970 Palm Bay $154,950 Albany $153,980 Corvallis $152,820 Grand Rapids $152,700 Olympia $150,720 Allentown $149,930 Rochester $149,840 Lexington $148,840 Syracuse $147,220 Morgantown $145,760 Spokane $145,160 Lafayette $145,120 Eugene $144,680 Miami $144,640 Tampa $144,140 Bellingham $143,690 Austin $143,520 Sarasota $142,260 Detroit $141,560 Houston $141,350 Kalamazoo $141,320 Evansville $140,980 Dallas $139,800 Beaumont $137,460 Salem $137,350 State College $137,280 Midland $136,840 Crestview $136,050 Richmond $134,740 Virginia Beach $133,860 Reading $132,980 Jacksonville $132,400 Dover $131,250 Naples $129,910 Charlottesville $128,890 Lakeland $128,510 Louisville $127,350 Kiryas Joel $126,870 Harrisburg $126,240 York $125,720 San Antonio $125,330 Killeen $123,620 Gainesville $123,170 Orlando $121,710 Springfield $120,800 Deltona $120,510 Roanoke $119,340 Lubbock $118,000 Lancaster $117,060 Corpus Christi $115,110 Champaign $115,080 Fort Myers $115,030 Pensacola $113,880 Flint $113,460 Indianapolis $112,480 Port St. Lucie $111,870 Brownsville $111,240 Scranton $111,010 Lansing $110,680 El Paso $110,230 Waco $109,990 Fort Wayne $105,840 College Station $104,950 McAllen $103,380 Panama City $96,910 Williamsport $95,030 Tallahassee $93,850 South Bend $92,950 Erie $91,680
CityMean salaryvs. Corvallis
Albany, New York$153,980+0.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$149,930-1.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$174,760+14.4%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$181,210+18.6%
Austin, Texas$143,520-6.1%
Bakersfield, California$164,870+7.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$162,390+6.3%
Bay City, Michigan$192,200+25.8%
Beaumont, Texas$137,460-10.1%
Bellingham, Washington$143,690-6.0%
Bend, Oregon$154,970+1.4%
Bloomington, Indiana$160,610+5.1%
Bremerton, Washington$159,470+4.4%
Brownsville, Texas$111,240-27.2%
Buffalo, New York$159,440+4.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$115,030-24.7%
Champaign, Illinois$115,080-24.7%
Charlottesville, Virginia$128,890-15.7%
Chicago, Illinois$174,760+14.4%
College Station, Texas$104,950-31.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$115,110-24.7%
Crestview, Florida$136,050-11.0%
Dallas, Texas$139,800-8.5%
Deltona, Florida$120,510-21.1%
Detroit, Michigan$141,560-7.4%
Dover, Delaware$131,250-14.1%
El Paso, Texas$110,230-27.9%
Erie, Pennsylvania$91,680-40.0%
Eugene, Oregon$144,680-5.3%
Evansville, Indiana$140,980-7.7%
Flint, Michigan$113,460-25.8%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$105,840-30.7%
Fresno, California$161,580+5.7%
Gainesville, Florida$123,170-19.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$152,700-0.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$126,240-17.4%
Houston, Texas$141,350-7.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$112,480-26.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$132,400-13.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$141,320-7.5%
Kennewick, Washington$214,620+40.4%
Killeen, Texas$123,620-19.1%
Kiryas Joel, New York$126,870-17.0%
Lafayette, Indiana$145,120-5.0%
Lakeland, Florida$128,510-15.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$117,060-23.4%
Lansing, Michigan$110,680-27.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$148,840-2.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$156,810+2.6%
Los Angeles, California$196,290+28.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$127,350-16.7%
Lubbock, Texas$118,000-22.8%
McAllen, Texas$103,380-32.4%
Medford, Oregon$168,210+10.1%
Miami, Florida$144,640-5.4%
Midland, Michigan$217,530+42.3%
Midland, Texas$136,840-10.5%
Modesto, California$164,650+7.7%
Morgantown, West Virginia$145,760-4.6%
Naples, Florida$129,910-15.0%
New York, New York$195,750+28.1%
Sarasota, Florida$142,260-6.9%
Olympia, Washington$150,720-1.4%
Orlando, Florida$121,710-20.4%
Oxnard, California$209,260+36.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$154,950+1.4%
Panama City, Florida$96,910-36.6%
Pensacola, Florida$113,880-25.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$182,940+19.7%
Portland, Oregon$178,220+16.6%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$111,870-26.8%
Reading, Pennsylvania$132,980-13.0%
Richmond, Virginia$134,740-11.8%
Riverside, California$187,490+22.7%
Roanoke, Virginia$119,340-21.9%
Rochester, New York$149,840-2.0%
Sacramento, California$182,100+19.2%
Salem, Oregon$137,350-10.1%
Salinas, California$175,560+14.9%
Salisbury, Maryland$184,300+20.6%
San Antonio, Texas$125,330-18.0%
San Diego, California$218,180+42.8%
San Francisco, California$249,930+63.5%
San Jose, California$252,350+65.1%
San Luis Obispo, California$199,540+30.6%
Santa Cruz, California$211,060+38.1%
Santa Maria, California$188,630+23.4%
Santa Rosa, California$165,840+8.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$111,010-27.4%
Seattle, Washington$213,950+40.0%
South Bend, Indiana$92,950-39.2%
Spokane, Washington$145,160-5.0%
Springfield, Illinois$120,800-21.0%
State College, Pennsylvania$137,280-10.2%
Stockton, California$182,240+19.3%
Syracuse, New York$147,220-3.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$93,850-38.6%
Tampa, Florida$144,140-5.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$210,640+37.8%
Utica, New York$171,020+11.9%
Vallejo, California$187,300+22.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$133,860-12.4%
Waco, Texas$109,990-28.0%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$95,030-37.8%
York, Pennsylvania$125,720-17.7%
Gross salary
152,820/yr
Estimated take-home
102,617/yr
Est. total withheld
32.9%

Single filer, federal + Oregon state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Natural Sciences Managers salaries in Oregon → All Natural Sciences Managers salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Corvallis

These notes add local color around Corvallis, Oregon: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 11-9121 SOC code
Official area Corvallis, OR BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 18700 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: or_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Oregon

Population (metro area)
96,359