Childcare Workers Salary in Salem, OR
Median annual salary
$37,320
+7% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$35,174
cost index 106.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salem, OR
| 10th percentile | $30,640 |
| 25th percentile | $34,630 |
| Median (50th) | $37,320 |
| 75th percentile | $41,600 |
| 90th percentile | $45,770 |
| Mean | $38,250 |
| Employed in metro | 430 |
A Childcare Workers in Salem, OR earns a median of $37,320 per year. That is 7% above the national median of $34,980 for this occupation. Because Salem, OR has a cost index of 106.1 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $35,174 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $78,900, median gross rent $1,399/mo, and the median home value $424,100. See the full Salem, OR cost-of-living profile.