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
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$85,150	1,210	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,150	1,210	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$85,150	1,210	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$85,150	1,210	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$85,010	50	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$84,320	510	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$84,320	510	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$84,000	50	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$83,690	700	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,400	40	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$83,390	60	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$82,440	160	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$82,140	100	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$82,140	100	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$82,030	60	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$81,500	70	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$81,140	40	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$81,140	40	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$81,140	40	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$81,070	180	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$80,960	100	View salary detail
Editors	$80,650	100	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$80,610	440	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$80,610	440	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$80,490	30	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$80,270	1,070	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$80,020	180	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$79,600	660	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$79,190	840	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$79,040	120	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$79,040	120	View salary detail
Logisticians	$79,040	120	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$78,950	180	View salary detail
Glaziers	$78,420	160	View salary detail
Clergy	$78,220	380	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$78,010	100	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$77,940	90	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,810	1,340	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$77,600	170	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$77,540	220	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$77,540	220	View salary detail
Paramedics	$77,460	180	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$77,390	150	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,340	1,010	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$77,320	140	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$76,570	40	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$76,190	260	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$76,150	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$75,990	1,190	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$75,710	30	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.