Corvallis, OR

Across all occupations in the Corvallis, OR metropolitan area, the median wage is $57,680 a year ($27.73 an hour) and the mean $74,000, May 2025. That median is +13% against the US median of $50,980 and +1% against Oregon's $57,000. BLS counts 38,550 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is family medicine physicians; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Corvallis, OR vs Oregon and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Corvallis, OR area, Oregon and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Corvallis, OR	Hourly	$16.46	$19.43	$27.73	$41.22	$63.58	$35.58	38,550
Corvallis, OR	Annual	$34,230	$40,420	$57,680	$85,740	$132,240	$74,000	38,550
Oregon	Hourly	$17.15	$20.52	$27.40	$39.94	$62.27	$34.84	1,967,130
Oregon	Annual	$35,680	$42,690	$57,000	$83,070	$129,520	$72,460	1,967,130
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

217 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Oregon. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Corvallis, OR

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$232,010	$111.54	40
2	Dentists, General	$214,060	$102.91	40
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$181,080	$87.06	120
4	Pharmacists	$170,470	$81.96	100
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Oregon	$153,730	$73.91	160
6	Medical and Health Services Managers	$147,620	$70.97	120
7	Physician Assistants	$146,710	$70.53	80
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$144,470	$69.46	100
9	Sales Managers in Oregon	$142,140	$68.34	40
10	Data Scientists	$140,190	$67.40	60
11	Nurse Practitioners	$136,650	$65.70	60
12	Computer Network Architects	$134,950	$64.88	40
13	Human Resources Managers	$133,830	$64.34	70
14	Financial Managers in Oregon	$132,900	$63.89	150
15	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$132,700	*	170
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$127,470	*	70
17	Software Developers in Oregon	$125,650	$60.41	320
18	Lawyers in Oregon	$123,650	$59.45	70
19	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$122,270	$58.79	30
20	Veterinarians	$119,020	$57.22	60

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Corvallis, OR

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Oregon	1,310	33.96	1.37	$33,350
2	Registered Nurses in Oregon	970	25.20	1.16	*
3	Retail Salespersons in Oregon	810	21.09	0.84	$35,410
4	Cashiers in Oregon	750	19.51	0.98	$34,740
5	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Oregon	700	18.04	1.27	$35,900
6	General and Operations Managers in Oregon	670	17.44	0.77	$93,320
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Oregon	670	17.39	0.63	$40,800
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in Oregon	570	14.91	0.82	$36,830
9	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Oregon	560	14.65	1.33	$49,970
10	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Oregon	520	13.41	1.92	$62,920
10	Waiters and Waitresses in Oregon	520	13.44	0.92	$46,600
12	Office Clerks, General in Oregon	490	12.59	0.79	$48,680
13	Social and Human Service Assistants	460	11.93	4.24	$45,590
14	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Oregon	450	11.64	1.27	$38,470
15	Cooks, Restaurant in Oregon	430	11.22	1.24	$38,380
15	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Oregon	430	11.05	1.79	$47,850
17	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Oregon	390	10.08	1.28	$45,230
18	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Oregon	370	9.63	1.09	$50,870
19	Managers, All Other in Oregon	340	8.82	2.20	*
19	Nursing Assistants in Oregon	340	8.90	0.95	$48,830

Most concentrated occupations in Corvallis, OR

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	19.99	300	7.77	$41,600
2	Biological Technicians	12.98	220	5.81	$51,670
3	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	9.73	290	7.43	$61,970
4	Budget Analysts	8.72	100	2.64	$79,910
5	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	4.98	160	4.06	$38,820
6	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	4.59	120	3.01	$34,940
7	Social and Human Service Assistants	4.24	460	11.93	$45,590
8	Natural Sciences Managers	3.76	100	2.63	$144,470
9	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	3.05	170	4.35	$132,700
10	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	2.77	240	6.29	$60,830

Occupation groups in Corvallis, OR

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$113,690	$134,860	3,080	80.00	1.12
Architecture and Engineering	$113,480	$109,630	1,170	30.24	1.80
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$106,800	$138,600	2,810	72.81	1.15
Computer and Mathematical	$95,720	$102,820	1,490	38.65	1.14
Legal	$79,640	$102,840	150	3.76	0.45
Business and Financial Operations	$78,470	$83,820	2,370	61.45	0.91
Educational Instruction and Library	$75,970	$82,410	4,040	104.77	1.79
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$70,320	$78,400	1,210	31.38	3.31
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$65,200	$103,580	480	12.52	0.95
Construction and Extraction	$62,950	$68,810	1,040	27.03	0.65
Community and Social Service	$59,870	$60,950	1,480	38.32	2.23
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$58,030	$61,640	1,020	26.42	0.68
Protective Service	$56,780	$65,390	600	15.65	0.64
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$49,350	$51,960	170	4.34	1.55
Office and Administrative Support	$48,990	$51,970	4,010	104.01	0.91
Production	$47,310	$51,610	880	22.79	0.41
Healthcare Support	$46,010	$47,300	1,880	48.87	0.96
Personal Care and Service	$40,940	$44,130	1,190	30.91	1.48
Transportation and Material Moving	$39,070	$43,430	1,770	45.85	0.52
Sales and Related	$37,860	$47,950	2,500	64.82	0.75
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$37,730	$40,600	1,180	30.64	1.05
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$36,510	$40,360	4,040	104.77	1.19

Every occupation in Oregon, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 217 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Corvallis, OR estimates (area 18700).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Corvallis, OR area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.