Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Salary — Corvallis, Oregon

The average Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in Corvallis, Oregon earns $68,140 a year.

$68,140 / year, mean
↑ 36.4% above national average 100th percentile in Oregon

Corvallis sits at the very top of the range for this role in Oregon — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a substantial premium — this metro pays far more for veterinary technologists and technicians than the U.S. average. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Oregon

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.3%
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 $68,370 San Francisco $68,210 Corvallis $68,140 Santa Cruz $62,780 Santa Rosa $62,770 Mount Vernon $62,660 Seattle $62,510 Sacramento $62,090 New York $61,500 Los Angeles $61,420 Salinas $61,000 Vallejo $60,800 San Diego $60,480 Kennewick $60,000 Oxnard $59,970 Portland $59,690 Napa $59,580 Albany $59,190 Kingston $59,110 Bremerton $58,160 Chico $58,040 Bellingham $57,560 Modesto $57,210 Olympia $57,160 Santa Maria $57,030 Riverside $57,020 Fresno $56,870 San Luis Obispo $56,690 Kiryas Joel $56,320 Medford $56,280 Yuba City $55,710 Bend $55,570 Ithaca $55,550 Stockton $55,510 Lansing $55,270 Redding $55,180 Richmond $54,880 Charlottesville $54,840 Bakersfield $54,460 Spokane $54,220 Glens Falls $54,080 Buffalo $53,800 Syracuse $53,730 Ann Arbor $53,370 Champaign $53,180 Grand Rapids $53,030 Midland $53,020 Detroit $52,870 Eugene $52,580 Rochester $52,250 Utica $51,990 Blacksburg $51,870 Chicago $51,810 Lafayette $51,700 Kalamazoo $51,620 Baltimore $51,230 Traverse City $51,210 Philadelphia $50,820 Visalia $50,580 Merced $50,480 Virginia Beach $50,470 Trenton $50,460 Flint $50,320 Salem $50,230 Harrisonburg $50,090 Binghamton $49,870 Rockford $49,730 Naples $49,460 Roanoke $49,460 Jackson $49,130 Saginaw $49,090 Indianapolis $49,060 Monroe $48,940 Springfield $48,780 Lexington Park $48,730 Miami $48,310 Michigan City $48,290 Battle Creek $48,070 South Bend $47,990 Crestview $47,790 Tampa $47,620 Fort Wayne $47,030 Sebastian $46,940 Allentown $46,770 Jacksonville $46,680 Staunton $46,540 Fort Myers $46,490 Bloomington $46,270 Evansville $46,180 Bloomington $45,970 Watertown $45,880 Atlantic City $45,830 Pittsburgh $45,610 Lancaster $45,590 Sarasota $45,480 Orlando $45,430 Dover $45,380 Palm Bay $45,320 Gettysburg $45,120 Pensacola $45,040 Elkhart $45,010 College Station $44,800 Reading $44,770 Harrisburg $44,650 State College $44,520 Lynchburg $44,330 Port St. Lucie $44,310 Chambersburg $44,270 Punta Gorda $44,090 Deltona $44,050 Salisbury $44,040 Austin $43,920 Lexington $43,880 Scranton $43,780 York $43,760 Lebanon $43,410 Dallas $43,310 Gainesville $43,260 Peoria $43,020 Tallahassee $42,910 Lakeland $42,860 Houston $42,810 Ocala $42,810 Williamsport $42,750 Louisville $42,340 Morgantown $42,210 Homosassa Springs $42,100 San Antonio $42,020 Panama City $41,590 Midland $41,500 Wildwood $41,390 Erie $41,220 Altoona $41,070 Charleston $40,790 Sebring $40,710 Sherman $40,590 Laredo $40,060 Killeen $39,490 Beaumont $39,340 Brownsville $39,300 Waco $39,260 Abilene $38,830 Odessa $38,360 Longview $38,340 El Paso $37,440 Victoria $37,080 McAllen $36,670 Corpus Christi $36,540 Bowling Green $36,520 San Angelo $36,160 Johnstown $36,130 Wheeling $36,030
CityMean salaryvs. Corvallis
Abilene, Texas$38,830-43.0%
Albany, New York$59,190-13.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$46,770-31.4%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$41,070-39.7%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$53,370-21.7%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$45,830-32.7%
Austin, Texas$43,920-35.5%
Bakersfield, California$54,460-20.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$51,230-24.8%
Battle Creek, Michigan$48,070-29.5%
Beaumont, Texas$39,340-42.3%
Bellingham, Washington$57,560-15.5%
Bend, Oregon$55,570-18.4%
Binghamton, New York$49,870-26.8%
Blacksburg, Virginia$51,870-23.9%
Bloomington, Illinois$46,270-32.1%
Bloomington, Indiana$45,970-32.5%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$36,520-46.4%
Bremerton, Washington$58,160-14.6%
Brownsville, Texas$39,300-42.3%
Buffalo, New York$53,800-21.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$46,490-31.8%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$44,270-35.0%
Champaign, Illinois$53,180-22.0%
Charleston, West Virginia$40,790-40.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$54,840-19.5%
Chicago, Illinois$51,810-24.0%
Chico, California$58,040-14.8%
College Station, Texas$44,800-34.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$36,540-46.4%
Crestview, Florida$47,790-29.9%
Dallas, Texas$43,310-36.4%
Deltona, Florida$44,050-35.4%
Detroit, Michigan$52,870-22.4%
Dover, Delaware$45,380-33.4%
Elkhart, Indiana$45,010-33.9%
El Paso, Texas$37,440-45.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$41,220-39.5%
Eugene, Oregon$52,580-22.8%
Evansville, Indiana$46,180-32.2%
Flint, Michigan$50,320-26.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$47,030-31.0%
Fresno, California$56,870-16.5%
Gainesville, Florida$43,260-36.5%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$45,120-33.8%
Glens Falls, New York$54,080-20.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$53,030-22.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$44,650-34.5%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$50,090-26.5%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$42,100-38.2%
Houston, Texas$42,810-37.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$49,060-28.0%
Ithaca, New York$55,550-18.5%
Jackson, Michigan$49,130-27.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$46,680-31.5%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$36,130-47.0%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$51,620-24.2%
Kennewick, Washington$60,000-11.9%
Killeen, Texas$39,490-42.0%
Kingston, New York$59,110-13.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$56,320-17.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$51,700-24.1%
Lakeland, Florida$42,860-37.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$45,590-33.1%
Lansing, Michigan$55,270-18.9%
Laredo, Texas$40,060-41.2%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$43,410-36.3%
Lexington, Kentucky$43,880-35.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$48,730-28.5%
Longview, Texas$38,340-43.7%
Los Angeles, California$61,420-9.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$42,340-37.9%
Lynchburg, Virginia$44,330-34.9%
McAllen, Texas$36,670-46.2%
Medford, Oregon$56,280-17.4%
Merced, California$50,480-25.9%
Miami, Florida$48,310-29.1%
Michigan City, Indiana$48,290-29.1%
Midland, Michigan$53,020-22.2%
Midland, Texas$41,500-39.1%
Modesto, California$57,210-16.0%
Monroe, Michigan$48,940-28.2%
Morgantown, West Virginia$42,210-38.1%
Mount Vernon, Washington$62,660-8.0%
Napa, California$59,580-12.6%
Naples, Florida$49,460-27.4%
New York, New York$61,500-9.7%
Sarasota, Florida$45,480-33.3%
Ocala, Florida$42,810-37.2%
Odessa, Texas$38,360-43.7%
Olympia, Washington$57,160-16.1%
Orlando, Florida$45,430-33.3%
Oxnard, California$59,970-12.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$45,320-33.5%
Panama City, Florida$41,590-39.0%
Pensacola, Florida$45,040-33.9%
Peoria, Illinois$43,020-36.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$50,820-25.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$45,610-33.1%
Portland, Oregon$59,690-12.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$44,310-35.0%
Punta Gorda, Florida$44,090-35.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$44,770-34.3%
Redding, California$55,180-19.0%
Richmond, Virginia$54,880-19.5%
Riverside, California$57,020-16.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$49,460-27.4%
Rochester, New York$52,250-23.3%
Rockford, Illinois$49,730-27.0%
Sacramento, California$62,090-8.9%
Saginaw, Michigan$49,090-28.0%
Salem, Oregon$50,230-26.3%
Salinas, California$61,000-10.5%
Salisbury, Maryland$44,040-35.4%
San Angelo, Texas$36,160-46.9%
San Antonio, Texas$42,020-38.3%
San Diego, California$60,480-11.2%
San Francisco, California$68,210+0.1%
San Jose, California$68,370+0.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$56,690-16.8%
Santa Cruz, California$62,780-7.9%
Santa Maria, California$57,030-16.3%
Santa Rosa, California$62,770-7.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$43,780-35.7%
Seattle, Washington$62,510-8.3%
Sebastian, Florida$46,940-31.1%
Sebring, Florida$40,710-40.3%
Sherman, Texas$40,590-40.4%
South Bend, Indiana$47,990-29.6%
Spokane, Washington$54,220-20.4%
Springfield, Illinois$48,780-28.4%
State College, Pennsylvania$44,520-34.7%
Staunton, Virginia$46,540-31.7%
Stockton, California$55,510-18.5%
Syracuse, New York$53,730-21.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$42,910-37.0%
Tampa, Florida$47,620-30.1%
Traverse City, Michigan$51,210-24.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$50,460-25.9%
Utica, New York$51,990-23.7%
Vallejo, California$60,800-10.8%
Victoria, Texas$37,080-45.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$50,470-25.9%
Visalia, California$50,580-25.8%
Waco, Texas$39,260-42.4%
Watertown, New York$45,880-32.7%
Wheeling, West Virginia$36,030-47.1%
Wildwood, Florida$41,390-39.3%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$42,750-37.3%
York, Pennsylvania$43,760-35.8%
Yuba City, California$55,710-18.2%
Gross salary
68,140/yr
Estimated take-home
51,901/yr
Est. total withheld
23.8%

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 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians salaries in Oregon → All Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 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 29-2056 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