Real Estate in Salem, OR — margin & metro benchmarks
The real estate industry's national net profit margin is 27.2% (national, owner-operator basis — no metro-level margin exists in any public source). The Salem, OR metro has 535 real estate establishments.
27.2%net margin · owner-operator basis
Owner-operator basis (IRS SOI sole proprietorships, TY2023): net income less deficit ÷ business receipts, at NAICS 531 (Real Estate). Sole-proprietor labor is not expensed, so this overstates corporate-style profit. Margin is national only (IRS SOI);
never adjusted to look local — see methodology.
Real Estate in the Salem, OR metro
Local counts from Census County Business Patterns (2023), metro (CBSA) grain; wage from BLS QCEW 2024 (metro grain). Average weekly wage is the Salem, OR metro (CBSA) figure from BLS QCEW 2024, private-sector.
| Metric | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Establishments (metro) | 535 | Metro 2023 source ↗ |
| Employment (metro) | 1,945 | Metro 2023 source ↗ |
| Annual payroll (metro) | $82,640,000 | Metro 2023 source ↗ |
| Average weekly wage (metro) | $1,062 | Metro 2024 source ↗ |
Multi-year metro trends and metro-to-metro comparison are available to subscribers. This page shows the current national margin plus current metro counts.
Frequently asked
How many real estate businesses are in the Salem, OR metro?
535 establishments (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
What profit margin do real estate businesses make?
About 27.2% net margin nationally (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI) — no metro-level margin is published.
What is the average real estate wage in the Salem, OR metro?
$1,062 per week (BLS QCEW 2024, private sector) — about $55,224/year.
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