What work pays in Salem, OR

4% pricier than the US average
·OR·
189k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 104
188,620 working
OR
33 occupations reported
and more...

The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Salem, OR: $373,970 on paper, worth $360,800 once the local price level is taken into account.

What this place does more than anywhere else

Occupations concentrated here relative to the country as a whole.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Physicians, All Other$179.79/hr$373,970$360,800
Pharmacists$81.35/hr$169,210$163,251
Nurse Practitioners$78.17/hr$162,600$156,874
Computer and Information Systems Managers$76.15/hr$158,390$152,812
Lawyers$75.04/hr$156,070$150,574
Sales Managers$73.12/hr$152,090$146,734
Financial Managers$67.98/hr$141,400$136,420
Medical and Health Services Managers$66.06/hr$137,400$132,561
Human Resources Managers$65.86/hr$136,990$132,165
Marketing Managers$63.83/hr$132,770$128,094
Registered Nurses$63.34/hr$131,750$127,110
Software Developers$63.28/hr$131,620$126,985
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$130,500$125,904
Managers, All Other$62.24/hr$129,470$124,910
Data Scientists$59.64/hr$124,040$119,671
Dental Hygienists$57.24/hr$119,050$114,857
Civil Engineers$55.52/hr$115,480$111,413
Construction Managers$55.02/hr$114,450$110,419
General and Operations Managers$55.02/hr$114,430$110,400
Administrative Services Managers$54.95/hr$114,290$110,265
Financial and Investment Analysts$53.13/hr$110,500$106,608
Computer Systems Analysts$52.87/hr$109,970$106,097
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$52.87/hr$109,970$106,097
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$50.90/hr$105,870$102,141
Personal Financial Advisors$50.02/hr$104,040$100,376
Project Management Specialists$49.39/hr$102,730$99,112
Industrial Production Managers$49.27/hr$102,490$98,880
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$48.84/hr$101,580$98,002
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$48.77/hr$101,440$97,867
Industrial Engineers$48.49/hr$100,860$97,308
Physical Therapists$48.06/hr$99,970$96,449
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$47.99/hr$99,820$96,304
Management Analysts$47.64/hr$99,090$95,600

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Location

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Elsewhere in Oregon

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