Waiters and Waitresses Salary in Salem, OR
Median annual salary
$48,720
+38% vs US median ($35,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$45,919
cost index 106.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salem, OR
| 10th percentile | $31,300 |
| 25th percentile | $35,330 |
| Median (50th) | $48,720 |
| 75th percentile | $61,770 |
| 90th percentile | $74,850 |
| Mean | $50,860 |
| Employed in metro | 1,850 |
A Waiters and Waitresses in Salem, OR earns a median of $48,720 per year. That is 38% above the national median of $35,230 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 $45,919 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.