Program Designer Salary in Salem, Oregon

How much does a Program Designer make in Salem, OR?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Program Designer in Salem, OR is $100,051. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $83,043 to a high of $119,435, with most professionals earning between $91,148 and $110,197.

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What is a Program Designer?

A Program Designer is the person responsible for the overall design of an internet or interactive project. Relying on a broad base of visual, media and computing skills, the Program Designer shapes the project's look and functionality from initial stages to completed project. Unlike the project manager, who has broad budget and scheduling responsibility, the Program Designer oversees the artistic and functional direction, and therefore relays plans and specifications to the visual designers, interface designers, developers and project manager in order to construct the program. Similar to an in...

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Demonstrated interest and experience in working in partnership with schools, community groups, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations, as appropriate to the position.

January 30, 2023

Assist the Furniture Program Manager in eliciting, evaluating, integrating, and coordinating information between the requestors and the program.

February 07, 2023

Design customized sales learning programs, to include sales onboarding, selling skill improvement and leader coaching while driving CGI's digital strategy by developing and mapping micro-learning to the sales process for just-in-time consumption and sales effectiveness.

March 16, 2023

Create UX/VX prototypes/animations at all levels of fidelity which are suitable for demonstrations (to illustrate key concepts) and for user testing.

March 27, 2023

Build relationships with key cross-functional partners to understand how your content is being received, and take action based on feedback.

April 11, 2023

Develops research plans, conducts analysis and creates proposals for stakeholders for deploying strategies and tactics to enhance the customer experience including processes, communications, and interactions.

April 26, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Program Designer in Salem, OR

Average Base Salary

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91148

110197

100051

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94869

115220

104564

What is the average salary for Program Designer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Program Designer in Salem, OR. The base salary for Program Designer ranges from $91,148 to $110,197 with the average base salary of $100,051. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $94,869 to $115,220 with the average total cash compensation of $104,564.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$100,051	$91,148 - $110,197
Bonus	$4,513	$3,720 - $5,022
Total Pay	$104,564	$94,869 - $115,220

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Program Designer Salary Near Salem, OR

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Albany, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $89,880 - $108,663	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Oregon City, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $94,592 - $114,361	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Corvallis, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $89,844 - $108,620	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Lake Oswego, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $94,955 - $114,799	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Beaverton, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $94,955 - $114,799	COMPARE TO Salem, OR
CITY, STATE Clackamas, OR	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $94,837 - $114,656	COMPARE TO Salem, OR

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About Salem, Oregon

Salem /ˈseɪləm/ is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood of West Salem is in Polk County. Salem was founded in 1842, became the capital of the Oregon Territory in 1851, and was incorporated in 1857. Salem had a population of 169,798 in 2017, making it the second-largest city in the state after Portland. Salem is a little under an hour's driving dis...

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