Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Salem, OR
Median annual salary
$84,320
+11% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$79,472
cost index 106.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salem, OR
| 10th percentile | $62,600 |
| 25th percentile | $79,150 |
| Median (50th) | $84,320 |
| 75th percentile | $95,240 |
| 90th percentile | $109,350 |
| Mean | $86,040 |
| Employed in metro | 510 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Salem, OR earns a median of $84,320 per year. That is 11% above the national median of $76,210 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 $79,472 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.