Web and Digital Interface Designers in the Salem Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Web and Digital Interface Designers pay in Salem, OR at a median of $86,330 per year ($41.50/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $104,000, the metro estimate is 17% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 70 web and digital interface designers are employed across the Salem MSA in SOC 15-1255.

The Salem pay distribution spans from $68,030 at the 10th percentile to $176,310 at the 90th, a 2.6× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $77,570 and the 75th at $126,680, so half of Salem-based web and digital interface designers earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Salem, OR covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide OR estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.