Unemployment benefits in Salem
Unemployment insurance in Salem is a Oregon program, filed with the state agency rather than with Marion County. The weekly amount and the number of weeks come from state law, and both are below.
Where a Salem case goes
Claims from Salem go to the Oregon unemployment agency, not to a Marion County office. Benefits are paid by the state under the formula below. Salem has about 180,406 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
1.25% of total base-year wages
Maximum
$902 · up to 26 weeks
Does Salem have its own rule?
No. ORS 657.150; Oregon Employment Department applies across Oregon, so a claim from Salem is decided by the same numbers as one filed anywhere else in the state. What changes locally is which workforce office you deal with in person and how busy it is — not the weekly amount or the number of weeks.
What the statute says
ORS 657.150; Oregon Employment Department — Oregon Employment Department — unemployment insurance. The maximum rose to $902/week for new claims filed on or after June 28, 2026 (Oregon Employment Department); minimum and maximum re-index each June against the state average weekly wage. Oregon also has a weekly minimum set by the OED.
Last checked 2026-08-27. Read the source →
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