How much do Logging Workers, All Other make in Salem, OR?

Percentile spread

For Logging Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $48,250 and the 90th percentile is $69,530. The difference is $21,280, which is 38.1% 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 $50,300 to the 75th at $62,590, covers $12,290.

The mean annual wage is $57,330, which sits above the median of $55,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salem, OR median is 9.7% higher than the national median of $50,840 for Logging Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,826, which is 5.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% lower than the Oregon median of $57,890.

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 $55,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Logging Workers, All Other at $53,826 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Logging Workers, All Other. Salem, OR ranks 4th of 5 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).).

• Albany, OR is 34 miles away, with a median of $58,420 and employment of 70. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,218, against $53,826 here.
• Corvallis, OR is 38 miles away, with a median of $57,040 and employment of 30. That median is 2.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,837, against $53,826 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $58,840 and employment of 50. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,814, against $53,826 here.

Employment share

Logging Workers, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Salem, OR (40 of 188,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (1,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 19.40 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.