SOC 41-9021 · Sales and Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Salem, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Salem, OR is $47,110. The 10th percentile is $46,130 and the 90th percentile is $92,830. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$47,110

10th percentile
$46,130
25th percentile
$46,240
Median
$47,110
75th percentile
$79,340
90th percentile
$92,830
Mean
$63,420

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Real Estate Brokers, the published 10th percentile is $46,130 and the 90th percentile is $92,830. The difference is $46,700, which is 99.1% 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 $46,240 to the 75th at $79,340, covers $33,100.

The mean annual wage is $63,420, which sits above the median of $47,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salem, OR median is 35.7% lower than the national median of $73,220 for Real Estate Brokers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,451, which is 37.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.3% lower than the Oregon median of $63,070.

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 $47,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Real Estate Brokers at $45,451 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Real Estate Brokers. Salem, OR ranks 7th of 7 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).).

  • Corvallis, OR is 38 miles away, with a median of $82,280 and employment of 30. That median is 74.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,102, against $45,451 here.
  • Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $63,070 and employment of 960. That median is 33.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,827, against $45,451 here.
  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 67 miles away, with a median of $83,860. That median is 78% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,565, against $45,451 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Salem, OR · Real Estate Brokers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Real Estate Brokers make in Salem, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Real Estate Brokers in Salem, OR is $47,110. The 10th percentile is $46,130 and the 90th percentile is $92,830.

How does that compare with the national median for Real Estate Brokers?

The local median is 35.7% lower than the national median of $73,220.

What is Real Estate Brokers pay in Salem, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salem, OR is 103.649, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,110 is $45,451. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Salem, OR compare with nearby metros for Real Estate Brokers?

Corvallis, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $82,280. Salem, OR ranks 7th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.