High paying management jobs in Salem, OR

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Salem, OR. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Salem, OR run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Salem, OR salary is worth about 0.96× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Salem, OR · Employed

1Chief Executives$261,650
Bachelor's degree
$198,050 – $563,530120
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,640
Bachelor's degree
$113,180 – $209,720140
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,390
Bachelor's degree
$108,190 – $213,830490
4Sales Managers$152,090
Bachelor's degree
$84,710 – $256,730270
5Financial Managers$141,400
Bachelor's degree
$98,930 – $211,710620
6Medical and Health Services Managers$137,400
Bachelor's degree
$92,820 – $213,580660
7Human Resources Managers$136,990
Bachelor's degree
$93,610 – $189,120200
8Natural Sciences Managers$136,150
Bachelor's degree
$107,450 – $161,660130
9Purchasing Managers$136,050
Bachelor's degree
$91,620 – $184,96070
10Marketing Managers$132,770
Bachelor's degree
$77,580 – $231,200170
11Public Relations Managers$132,600
Bachelor's degree
$74,180 – $174,580100
12Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$130,500
Master's degree
$81,680 – $164,740420
13Education Administrators, Postsecondary$129,510
Master's degree
$76,500 – $183,260140
14Managers, All Other$129,470
Bachelor's degree
$74,990 – $220,020560
15Training and Development Managers$124,190
Bachelor's degree
$87,240 – $150,82060
16Construction Managers$114,450
Bachelor's degree
$50,390 – $168,040470
17General and Operations Managers$114,430
Bachelor's degree
$54,850 – $225,2303,490
18Administrative Services Managers$114,290
Bachelor's degree
$82,940 – $165,680220
19Social and Community Service Managers$110,210
Bachelor's degree
$64,990 – $150,820460
20Facilities Managers$107,170
Bachelor's degree
$64,320 – $171,110130
21Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$72,900 – $153,660240
22Industrial Production Managers$102,490
Bachelor's degree
$71,920 – $152,010210
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$77,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,550 – $150,820170
24Lodging Managers$70,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,700 – $99,39060
25Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$70,140
Bachelor's degree
$47,280 – $112,85070
26Food Service Managers$65,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,720 – $108,300390
27Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$44,760
Bachelor's degree
$43,360 – $83,130110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianSalem, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$261,650	$198,050 – $563,530	120
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$162,640	$113,180 – $209,720	140
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$158,390	$108,190 – $213,830	490
4	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$152,090	$84,710 – $256,730	270
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,400	$98,930 – $211,710	620
6	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$137,400	$92,820 – $213,580	660
7	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,990	$93,610 – $189,120	200
8	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,150	$107,450 – $161,660	130
9	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,050	$91,620 – $184,960	70
10	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,770	$77,580 – $231,200	170
11	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$132,600	$74,180 – $174,580	100
12	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$130,500	$81,680 – $164,740	420
13	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$129,510	$76,500 – $183,260	140
14	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$129,470	$74,990 – $220,020	560
15	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,190	$87,240 – $150,820	60
16	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,450	$50,390 – $168,040	470
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,430	$54,850 – $225,230	3,490
18	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$114,290	$82,940 – $165,680	220
19	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,210	$64,990 – $150,820	460
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,170	$64,320 – $171,110	130
21	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,870	$72,900 – $153,660	240
22	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,490	$71,920 – $152,010	210
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,600	$60,550 – $150,820	170
24	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,880	$49,700 – $99,390	60
25	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$70,140	$47,280 – $112,850	70
26	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,040	$48,720 – $108,300	390
27	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$44,760	$43,360 – $83,130	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Salem, OR. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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