Mechanical Engineers Salary in Salem, OR
Median annual salary
$98,010
-6% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$92,375
cost index 106.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salem, OR
| 10th percentile | $73,740 |
| 25th percentile | $79,770 |
| Median (50th) | $98,010 |
| 75th percentile | $117,690 |
| 90th percentile | $139,000 |
| Mean | $102,000 |
| Employed in metro | 150 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Salem, OR earns a median of $98,010 per year. That is 6% below the national median of $104,110 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 $92,375 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.