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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Salem, OR

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Salem, OR earns $40,360 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,598 a month.

10th percentile
$31,580
25th percentile
$36,010
Median percentile
$40,360
75th percentile
$47,890
90th percentile
$56,940

Based on 2,250 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

$31,179 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,360
Federal income tax−$2,663
Social Security + Medicare−$3,088
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$3,431
Monthly take-home$2,598
Every two weeks$1,199

Does it go far here?

$38,939Median pay in Salem, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
54%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Oregon