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Average Tire Repairers And Changers Salary in Salem, OR

Tire Repairers And Changers in Salem, OR earn a median annual salary of $46,650, which is +25.7% compared to the national median. There are 220 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Salem, OR (metro area).

$46,650
Salem, OR median annual wage
$22/hour median
+25.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $37,120
220
Local employment
1.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.70
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$35,760
25th
$37,580
Median
$46,650
75th
$47,650
90th
$49,510

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Salem, OR, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$45,008
Goods: 105.3%
Services: 104.7%
Rents: 110.3%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Napa, CA$51,600Compare50
Urban Honolulu, HI$47,770Compare130
Grants Pass, OR$47,110Compare50
Bend, OR$46,740Compare200
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$46,740Compare50
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,060Compare1,010

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Salem, OR

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Dentists, General$198,3000.92
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates$174,3202.77
Pediatricians, General$172,2301.34
Pharmacists$163,1200.79
Computer And Information Systems Managers$158,3900.62
Architectural And Engineering Managers$157,5400.54
Lawyers$157,5100.88
Nurse Midwives$151,8303.22

Salem, OR has salary data for 437 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Dentists, General.

Historical series

Trend for Tire Repairers And Changers in Salem, OR

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Tire Repairers And Changers are projected to change by +5.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 15,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.