Salaries in Salem, VA
26K residents · Roanoke, VA metro area
Salem, VA is part of the Roanoke, VA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Salem, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Virginia is $55,690. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
Salary calculator
Convert any pay figure for Salem and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Salem
Anesthesiologists$488,310Obstetricians and Gynecologists$346,900Psychiatrists$295,010Chief Executives$258,310General Internal Medicine Physicians$227,320Family Medicine Physicians$224,410Pediatricians, General$219,960Marketing Managers$165,000Computer and Information Systems Managers$164,910Financial Managers$158,030Optometrists$144,900Architectural and Engineering Managers$139,170
Most common jobs in Salem
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,540
- Retail Salespersons$30,440
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,720
- General and Operations Managers$98,140
- Registered Nurses$80,090
- Cashiers$29,060
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$46,180
- Stockers and Order Fillers$34,890
- Customer Service Representatives$45,500
- Office Clerks, General$43,350
- Waiters and Waitresses$37,380
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,880