Salem

Salem, OR metropolitan area. 23 published occupation pages; regional price parity 103.6 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 23 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Salem pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

Occupation	Median	Employment
Registered Nurses	$131,750	4,010
Software Developers	$131,620	970
General and Operations Managers	$114,430	3,490
Project Management Specialists	$102,730	1,420
Accountants and Auditors	$87,480	1,510
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$75,670	880
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$67,700	870
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,580	2,170
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$55,660	3,220
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$54,420	2,230
Office Clerks, General	$50,650	3,160
Waiters and Waitresses	$48,720	1,850
Customer Service Representatives	$47,790	2,140
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,660	1,440
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$41,600	2,870
Stockers and Order Fillers	$41,520	3,950
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,360	2,250
Cooks, Restaurant	$39,170	1,610
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$38,950	3,050
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,340	2,550
Retail Salespersons	$35,760	4,550
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$34,520	5,880
Cashiers	$34,340	3,480

Sources

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.