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Food Scientists and Technologists salary in Oregon

The median food scientists and technologists in Oregon earns $81,660 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,945 a month.

10th percentile
$58,390
25th percentile
$68,150
Median percentile
$81,660
75th percentile
$98,630
90th percentile
$118,250

Based on 270 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

$59,337 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,660
Federal income tax−$9,135
Social Security + Medicare−$6,247
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$6,941
Monthly take-home$4,945
Every two weeks$2,282

Does it go far here?

$79,005Median pay in Oregon is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.4 vs 100).
31%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 food scientists and technologists salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon