SOC 43-5111 · Salem, OR metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Salem, OR

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Salem, Oregon is $47,790 a year ($22.98 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,560: half of the 50 people in this job in the Salem, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$47,790average per year

$22.98 / hourMedian $46,560Take-home ≈ $37,266

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Oregon metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,790 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Salem earn between $37,720 and $55,820.

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,790$3,982$22.98
Median$46,560$3,880$22.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,720$3,143$18.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,820$4,652$26.84

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Salem vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Salem earn 7% less than the Oregon average ($51,320) and about the same as the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Salem$47,790$46,560$37,130$60,79050
Oregon$51,320$54,500$39,160$60,040800
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Salem

On the average salary of $47,790, a single filer in Salem takes home about $37,266 a year, or $3,106 a month and $1,433 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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Is Salem a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $47,790 buys what about $46,108 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 9.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Oregon cities

Salem ranks 3rd of 3 Oregon metro areas for this job; Bend pays the most ($52,280).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Oregon

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Salem: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Salem?

$22.98 an hour on average, and $22.39 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Salem?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Salem?

About $37,266 a year ($3,106 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,790. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Salem than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5111; area Salem, OR (41420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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