Conservation Scientists Salary in Salem, OR

Conservation Scientists pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $70,300 a year or less, while the top 10% make $115,480 or more. The middle half of conservation scientists in Salem earn between $76,490 and $113,320.

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

Conservation Scientists salary after taxes in Salem

On the average salary of $93,780, a single filer in Salem takes home about $67,900 a year, or $5,658 a month and $2,612 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% 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.

Is Salem a good place for conservation scientists? 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 $93,780 buys what about $90,478 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Conservation Scientists salary in other Oregon cities

Salem ranks 2nd of 6 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($97,290).

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Highest-paying cities for conservation scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($118,820).

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