Highest-paying jobs in Salem for high school graduates

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#50. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $60,670
- Median hourly wage: $29.17
- Total employment: 60 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $60,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $60,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 150 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 240 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 210 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Tree trimmers and pruners

- Median annual wage: $61,680
- Median hourly wage: $29.65
- Total employment: 110 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.83
- Total employment: 280 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $62,410
- Median hourly wage: $30.01
- Total employment: 210 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $62,740
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 130 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $62,990
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 160 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 80 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Earth drillers, except oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $64,050
- Median hourly wage: $30.79
- Total employment: 90 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $64,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.00
- Total employment: 110 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $64,490
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 80 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $65,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.63
- Total employment: 360 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $66,700
- Median hourly wage: $32.07
- Total employment: 750 people (4.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $66,810
- Median hourly wage: $32.12
- Total employment: 30 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

- Median annual wage: $67,500
- Median hourly wage: $32.45
- Total employment: 1,390 people (7.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $68,330
- Median hourly wage: $32.85
- Total employment: 960 people (5.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $68,610
- Median hourly wage: $32.99
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

- Median annual wage: $69,560
- Median hourly wage: $33.44
- Total employment: 910 people (4.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $71,440
- Median hourly wage: $34.35
- Total employment: 150 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $71,870
- Median hourly wage: $34.55
- Total employment: 150 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $71,990
- Median hourly wage: $34.61
- Total employment: 220 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Property, real estate, and community association managers

- Median annual wage: $72,480
- Median hourly wage: $34.84
- Total employment: 220 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $72,800
- Median hourly wage: $35.00
- Total employment: 200 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $72,940
- Median hourly wage: $35.07
- Total employment: 30 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Tapers

- Median annual wage: $78,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $78,450
- Median hourly wage: $37.72
- Total employment: 90 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $78,500
- Median hourly wage: $37.74
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $79,420
- Median hourly wage: $38.19
- Total employment: 70 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $79,480
- Median hourly wage: $38.21
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,550
- Median hourly wage: $38.25
- Total employment: 170 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $79,600
- Median hourly wage: $38.27
- Total employment: 440 people (2.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $80,020
- Median hourly wage: $38.47
- Total employment: Not available

#15. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,300
- Median hourly wage: $38.61
- Total employment: 510 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $80,580
- Median hourly wage: $38.74
- Total employment: 40 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

- Median annual wage: $81,490
- Median hourly wage: $39.18
- Total employment: 640 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $82,740
- Median hourly wage: $39.78
- Total employment: 750 people (4.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $82,920
- Median hourly wage: $39.87
- Total employment: 780 people (4.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $84,540
- Median hourly wage: $40.65
- Total employment: 170 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $85,170
- Median hourly wage: $40.95
- Total employment: 570 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $86,940
- Median hourly wage: $41.80
- Total employment: 150 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $88,550
- Median hourly wage: $42.57
- Total employment: 30 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

- Median annual wage: $92,660
- Median hourly wage: $44.55
- Total employment: 890 people (4.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $94,330
- Median hourly wage: $45.35
- Total employment: 70 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $95,650
- Median hourly wage: $45.98
- Total employment: 140 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,280
- Median hourly wage: $46.77
- Total employment: 240 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $107,450
- Median hourly wage: $51.66
- Total employment: 50 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $127,600
- Median hourly wage: $61.35
- Total employment: 180 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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