Salem, OR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

19%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Salem	Oregon	National
Income per capita	$29,608	$28,822	$29,829
Median household income	$58,726	$53,270	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$80,622	$69,328	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$39,085	$34,215	$35,192
Median earnings male	$34,570	$33,885	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,178	$24,038	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.3%	15.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Salem is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Salem is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Salem is 19% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Salem is 1% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,146 $58,726 $117,452

City

$35,509 $53,270 $106,540

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Salem median earnings by income bracket

Salem employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.9%	11.9%
Manufacturing sector	11.2%	11.2%
Financial & insurance services	3.5%	3.5%
Wholesale & retail services	15.4%	15.4%
Public administration	9.2%	9.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.5%	4.5%
Education, health & social services	14.5%	14.5%
Other	28.4%	28.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Marion, OR	416	$98,676	78.4%
Turner, OR	2,034	$84,130	52.1%
Sublimity, OR	2,794	$80,272	45.1%
Gervais, OR	2,726	$72,411	30.9%
Silverton, OR	10,426	$68,350	23.5%
Salem, OR	171,806	$58,726	6.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pembroke Pines, FL	171,979	$68,683	24.2%
Peoria, AZ	172,109	$76,423	38.1%
Garden Grove, CA	172,800	$73,611	33.1%
Sherbrooke, QC	170,686	n/a
Eugene, OR	170,457	$52,689	4.8%
Salem, OR	171,806	$58,726	6.2%

Source: The Salem, OR employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).