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Job market report: Salem, VA

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Salem, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 10 open listings in Salem; 34 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 3 new in the last 7 days; 0 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $175k a year ($174k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in VA: 1% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 285 jobsArizona: 1,400 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,500 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,406 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 702 jobsPennsylvania: 601 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,664 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,499 jobsNew Mexico: 723 jobsArkansas: 205 jobsCalifornia: 7,726 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,946 jobsHawaii: 342 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 700 jobsMichigan: 342 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,724 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 584 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 801 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,845 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 219 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 638 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsMartinsvilleRadford Christiansburg, VA: 1 jobChristiansburg · 1Blacksburg, VA: 1 jobBlacksburg · 1Troutville, VA: 2 jobsTroutville · 2Vinton, VA: 1 jobVinton · 1Roanoke, VA: 19 jobs, median listed pay $84k a year, ▲ 2 new this weekRoanoke · 19 · $84kSalem, VA: 10 jobs, median listed pay $175k a year, ▲ 3 new this weekSalem · 10 · $175k You: Salem, VA 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. Mechanic and technician · 3 listings · typical $65k a year

Employers hiring most

  1. Veterans Health Administration · 9 jobs
  2. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Roanoke, VA · 19 jobs · 6 mi
  • White Sulphur Springs, WV · 3 jobs · 41 mi
  • Bedford, VA · 2 jobs · 30 mi
  • Floyd, VA · 2 jobs · 31 mi
  • Troutville, VA · 2 jobs · 13 mi
  • Covington, VA · 1 job · 34 mi

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