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

Percentile spread

For Protective Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $38,600 and the 90th percentile is $73,530. The difference is $34,930, which is 60.1% 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 $43,150 to the 75th at $73,530, covers $30,380.

The mean annual wage is $58,030, which sits below the median of $58,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salem, OR median is 36.6% higher than the national median of $42,540 for Protective Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,055, which is 31.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.3% higher than the Oregon median of $49,520.

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 $58,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Protective Service Workers, All Other at $56,055 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Protective Service Workers, All Other. Salem, OR ranks 4th of 10 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 $70,180 and employment of 90. That median is 20.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,737, against $56,055 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $45,770 and employment of 1,050. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,416, against $56,055 here.
• Bend, OR is 112 miles away, with a median of $52,870 and employment of 90. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,029, against $56,055 here.

Employment share

Protective Service Workers, All Other accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Salem, OR (270 of 188,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (81,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.73 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.