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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Salem, OR

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Salem, OR earns $86,800 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,210 a month.

10th percentile
$60,150
25th percentile
$73,130
Median percentile
$86,800
75th percentile
$106,870
90th percentile
$116,180

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$62,516 take-home a year
Gross pay$86,800
Federal income tax−$10,266
Social Security + Medicare−$6,640
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$7,378
Monthly take-home$5,210
Every two weeks$2,404

Does it go far here?

$83,744Median pay in Salem, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,399 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Salem, OR

JobMedian pay
Lawyers$156,070
Financial Managers$141,400
Medical and Health Services Managers$137,400
Registered Nurses$131,750
Software Developers$131,620
Managers, All Other$129,470
General and Operations Managers$114,430
Computer Systems Analysts$109,970

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon