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Cooks, Short Order salary in Albany, OR

The median cooks, short order in Albany, OR earns $36,460 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,365 a month.

10th percentile
$29,200
25th percentile
$33,330
Median percentile
$36,460
75th percentile
$38,500
90th percentile
$41,600

Based on 40 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

$28,377 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,460
Federal income tax−$2,195
Social Security + Medicare−$2,789
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,099
Monthly take-home$2,365
Every two weeks$1,091

Does it go far here?

$35,710Median pay in Albany, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.1 vs 100).
56%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,320 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, OR

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$111,920
General and Operations Managers$93,220
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,180
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,820
Nursing Assistants$48,550
Office Clerks, General$48,360
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,600
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$47,150

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