Corvallis, OR Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Corvallis, OR - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Corvallis, OR moved from $54,310 in May 2024 to $57,680 in May 2025 (+6.2%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Corvallis, OR sits +3.1 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 18700 · Corvallis, OR $65K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-MID · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-HIGH #104/528
- RPP-MID 104.0
- OCC-MID 217 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $232K
- EMP-MIX Software Dev…
- TREND-AHEAD +3.1 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Dayton-Kettering…
- BOOK-MOST 216 rows · May 2025
Read with Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH (+$53 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Corvallis, OR
Employment scale inside Corvallis, OR's top-pay list
Software Developers and Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary lead published employment inside Corvallis, OR's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Software Developers 320 jobs · $125,650
- 2. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 170 jobs · $132,700
- 3. Computer and Information Systems Managers 160 jobs · $153,730
- 4. Financial Managers 150 jobs · $132,900
- 5. Architectural and Engineering Managers 120 jobs · $181,080
- 6. Medical and Health Services Managers 120 jobs · $147,620
- 7. Pharmacists 100 jobs · $170,470
- 8. Natural Sciences Managers 100 jobs · $144,470
- 9. Physician Assistants 80 jobs · $146,710
- 10. Human Resources Managers 70 jobs · $133,830
- 11. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 70 jobs · $127,470
- 12. Lawyers 70 jobs · $123,650
- 13. Dental Hygienists 70 jobs · $114,450
- 14. Data Scientists 60 jobs · $140,190
- 15. Nurse Practitioners 60 jobs · $136,650
- 16. Veterinarians 60 jobs · $119,020
- 17. Construction Managers 60 jobs · $116,330
- 18. Financial and Investment Analysts 50 jobs · $112,150
Occupations Tracked
217
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$65,294
employment-weighted, 216 complete rows
Top Salary
$232,010
Family Medicine Physicians
Cost of Living
104.0
4% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Corvallis, OR
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Medicine Physicians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $232,010 |
| 2 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $214,060 |
| 3 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $181,080 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $170,470 |
| 5 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $153,730 |
| 6 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $147,620 |
| 7 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $146,710 |
| 8 | Natural Sciences Managers | $144,470 |
| 9 | Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $142,140 |
| 10 | Data Scientists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $140,190 |
| 11 | Nurse Practitioners Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $136,650 |
| 12 | Computer Network Architects Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $134,950 |
| 13 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $133,830 |
| 14 | Financial Managers | $132,900 |
| 15 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $132,700 |
| 16 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $127,470 |
| 17 | Software Developers | $125,650 |
| 18 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $123,650 |
| 19 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $122,270 |
| 20 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $119,020 |
| 21 | Construction Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $116,330 |
| 22 | Dental Hygienists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $114,450 |
| 23 | Computer Programmers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $113,950 |
| 24 | Financial and Investment Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $112,150 |
| 25 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $110,460 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Corvallis, OR
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Religious Workers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $30,310 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $31,640 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $32,910 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $33,350 |
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $33,560 |
| Physical Therapist Aides Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $34,230 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $34,490 |
| Cashiers | $34,740 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $34,770 |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | $34,940 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Other BLS Wage Areas in OR
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside OR. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($65,294 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Corvallis, OR wage figures in a real decision
- Family Medicine Physicians leads published medians in Corvallis, OR at $232,010/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Family Medicine Physicians
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $65,294 adjusts to about $62,772 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 104.0. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for OR before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.