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Job market report: Salem, OR

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Salem, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 6, 2026.

At a glance

  • 10 open listings in Salem; 24 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 5 new in the last 7 days; 2 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $64k a year ($61k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in OR: 5% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 371 jobsAlaska: 297 jobsArizona: 1,417 jobsColorado: 1,213 jobsFlorida: 1,533 jobsGeorgia: 1,190 jobsIndiana: 793 jobsKansas: 303 jobsMaine: 105 jobsMassachusetts: 1,419 jobsMinnesota: 657 jobsNew Jersey: 374 jobsNorth Carolina: 527 jobsNorth Dakota: 208 jobsOklahoma: 712 jobsPennsylvania: 608 jobsSouth Dakota: 222 jobsTexas: 3,705 jobsWyoming: 139 jobsConnecticut: 186 jobsMissouri: 938 jobsWest Virginia: 127 jobsIllinois: 1,526 jobsNew Mexico: 749 jobsArkansas: 218 jobsCalifornia: 7,745 jobsDelaware: 94 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,969 jobsHawaii: 354 jobsIowa: 174 jobsKentucky: 286 jobsMaryland: 722 jobsMichigan: 348 jobsMississippi: 184 jobsMontana: 207 jobsNew Hampshire: 81 jobsNew York: 3,729 jobsOhio: 649 jobsOregon: 594 jobsTennessee: 397 jobsUtah: 801 jobsVirginia: 1,187 jobsWashington: 2,873 jobsWisconsin: 239 jobsNebraska: 218 jobsSouth Carolina: 222 jobsIdaho: 228 jobsNevada: 278 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 653 jobsRhode Island: 55 jobsPortlandBeavertonCorvallis Albany, OR: 9 jobs, median listed pay $119k a year, ▲ 3 new this weekAlbany · 9 · $119kSheridan, OR: 2 jobsSheridan · 2Keizer, OR: 3 jobs, ▲ 3 new this weekKeizer · 3Salem, OR: 10 jobs, median listed pay $64k a year, ▲ 5 new this week, 2 new todaySalem · 10 · $64k You: Salem, OR Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Salem; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Most common jobs in Salem

  1. Medical assistant · 4 listings · typical $48k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. Indian Health Service · 5 jobs
  2. Army National Guard Units · 2 jobs
  3. Agricultural Marketing Service · 1 job
  4. Natural Resources Conservation Service · 1 job
  5. Gopuff · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Portland, OR · 486 jobs · 44 mi
  • Albany, OR · 9 jobs · 21 mi
  • Detroit, OR · 6 jobs · 45 mi
  • Hillsboro, OR · 4 jobs · 40 mi
  • Keizer, OR · 3 jobs · 3 mi
  • Sheridan, OR · 2 jobs · 21 mi

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