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Cooks, Fast Food salary in Oregon

The median cooks, fast food in Oregon earns $37,880 a year, 23% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,450 a month.

10th percentile
$31,610
25th percentile
$35,010
Median percentile
$37,880
75th percentile
$40,280
90th percentile
$49,240

Based on 4,300 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

$29,397 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,880
Federal income tax−$2,366
Social Security + Medicare−$2,898
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,220
Monthly take-home$2,450
Every two weeks$1,131

Does it go far here?

$36,648Median pay in Oregon is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.4 vs 100).
62%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, fast food salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon