Salem, OR Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Database Architects	$126,670	80	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$42,280	80	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$56,490	80	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,100	80	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$98,050	80	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$98,110	80	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$48,330	80	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$98,050	80	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$98,050	80	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$47,550	80	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$97,520	80	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$35,670	70	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$48,420	70	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$47,730	70	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$81,500	70	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,590	70	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$48,190	70	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$136,050	70	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$86,330	70	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$48,250	70	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$70,140	70	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$46,380	70	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$60,150	70	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$86,330	70	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$59,290	70	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$104,420	70	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$103,040	70	View salary detail
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$48,200	60	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$82,030	60	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$50,100	60	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$64,270	60	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$101,350	60	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$50,100	60	View salary detail
Optometrists	$134,590	60	View salary detail
Surveyors	$102,880	60	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$46,690	60	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$58,120	60	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$102,880	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$45,170	60	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$62,090	60	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$124,190	60	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$46,600	60	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.