Firefighters Salary in Salem, OR
Median annual salary
$64,900
+9% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$61,169
cost index 106.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salem, OR
| 10th percentile | $45,040 |
| 25th percentile | $52,920 |
| Median (50th) | $64,900 |
| 75th percentile | $72,640 |
| 90th percentile | $95,980 |
| Mean | $64,990 |
| Employed in metro | 330 |
A Firefighters in Salem, OR earns a median of $64,900 per year. That is 9% above the national median of $59,280 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 $61,169 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.