How much do Economists make in Salem, OR?

Percentile spread

For Economists, the published 10th percentile is $85,150 and the 90th percentile is $136,990. The difference is $51,840, which is 41.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $105,100 to the 75th at $136,870, covers $31,770.

The mean annual wage is $118,550, which sits below the median of $124,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salem, OR median is 0.4% lower than the national median of $124,720 for Economists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $119,818, which is 3.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Oregon median of $122,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salem, OR is 103.649, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $124,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Economists at $119,818 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Economists. Salem, OR ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $122,120. That median is 1.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,840, against $119,818 here.
• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 140 miles away, with a median of $103,000 and employment of 160. That median is 17.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,354, against $119,818 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 186 miles away, with a median of $126,420 and employment of 200. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,756, against $119,818 here.

Employment share

Economists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Salem, OR (60 of 188,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.78 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.