How much do Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products make in Salem, OR?

Percentile spread

For Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products, the published 10th percentile is $31,950 and the 90th percentile is $38,730. The difference is $6,780, which is 17.6% 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 $32,180 to the 75th at $38,730, covers $6,550.

The mean annual wage is $36,550, which sits below the median of $38,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salem, OR median is 7.9% higher than the national median of $35,730 for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,193, which is 4.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.2% higher than the Oregon median of $34,660.

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 $38,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products at $37,193 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products. Salem, OR ranks 1st of 3 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 $34,670 and employment of 180. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,887, against $37,193 here.
• Yakima, WA is 150 miles away, with a median of $34,750 and employment of 1,250. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,370, against $37,193 here.

Employment share

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Salem, OR (130 of 188,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.26 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.