Paycheck Atlas

Cooks, All Other salary in Oregon

The median cooks, all other in Oregon earns $42,020 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,698 a month.

10th percentile
$34,850
25th percentile
$36,550
Median percentile
$42,020
75th percentile
$44,920
90th percentile
$46,510

Based on 450 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,371 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,020
Federal income tax−$2,862
Social Security + Medicare−$3,215
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,572
Monthly take-home$2,698
Every two weeks$1,245

Does it go far here?

$40,654Median pay in Oregon is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.4 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,525 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Oregon

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$347,180
Chief Executives$341,630
Family Medicine Physicians$293,240
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Surgeons, All Other$239,200
Pediatricians, General$224,690
Dentists, General$211,690
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220

All cooks, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon