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Cooks, All Other salary in Portland, OR

The median cooks, all other in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $44,340 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,837 a month.

10th percentile
$36,550
25th percentile
$40,170
Median percentile
$44,340
75th percentile
$45,140
90th percentile
$48,030

Based on 300 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

$34,038 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,340
Federal income tax−$3,141
Social Security + Medicare−$3,392
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,769
Monthly take-home$2,837
Every two weeks$1,309

Does it go far here?

$42,060Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
61%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

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