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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$57,230480View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,180410View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$57,14050View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$57,010290View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$56,950160View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$56,950160View salary detail
Patient Representatives$56,950160View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$56,950160View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers$56,730—View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$56,49080View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$56,240270View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors$56,170260View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$56,040460View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$55,840140View salary detail
Logging Workers, All Other$55,79040View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$55,660180View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$55,6603,220View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$55,580210View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$55,37090View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,10080View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians$55,05040View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$54,73030View salary detail
Construction Laborers$54,5001,690View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,4202,230View salary detail
Community Health Workers$54,090140View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,040150View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$53,92080View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$53,580110View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$53,540390View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$53,170210View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,0901,640View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$53,040290View salary detail
Roofers$52,690390View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$52,58090View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing$52,22050View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers$52,22050View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing$52,22050View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$52,22050View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians$52,210400View salary detail
Biological Technicians$52,19040View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides$51,59060View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School$51,570790View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,540110View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$51,330320View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$50,960130View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$50,800210View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$50,67030View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$50,6503,160View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$50,600—View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$50,580910View 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.