Registered Nurses Salary in Salem, OR
Median annual salary
$131,750
+35% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$124,175
cost index 106.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salem, OR
| 10th percentile | $101,180 |
| 25th percentile | $109,870 |
| Median (50th) | $131,750 |
| 75th percentile | $132,930 |
| 90th percentile | $157,970 |
| Mean | $125,750 |
| Employed in metro | 4,010 |
A Registered Nurses in Salem, OR earns a median of $131,750 per year. That is 35% above the national median of $97,550 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 $124,175 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.