Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Salem, OR

541 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Salem, OR for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Microsystems Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$104,360	130	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$104,040	130	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$103,040	70	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$102,880	60	View salary detail
Surveyors	$102,880	60	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$102,730	1,420	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$102,520	150	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$102,490	210	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$102,490	210	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$102,490	210	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$102,490	210	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$102,490	210	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$102,490	210	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$102,360	120	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$101,580	240	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$101,440	750	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$101,440	750	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$101,350	60	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$100,860	100	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$100,860	100	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$100,860	100	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$100,860	100	View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$100,380	100	View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other	$100,380	100	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$100,380	100	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$99,970	320	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$99,820	120	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$99,820	120	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$99,360	50	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$99,290	80	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$99,090	3,740	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$98,900	50	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$98,900	50	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$98,900	50	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$98,900	50	View salary detail
Electricians	$98,850	1,000	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$98,840	530	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$98,110	80	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$98,110	360	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$98,060	370	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$98,050	80	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$98,050	80	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$98,050	80	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$98,050	80	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.