Living in Salem

In Salem, rents across existing tenancies average €7.70 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 3.5% (2024).

Residents of Salem numbered 12,243 at the end of 2024. Regional median gross salary figures for Salem showed €4,600 per month at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2317 sources

Population12,243people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)

Median gross salary (region)4,600EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)

Average net rent7.7EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 — 33% aboveOfficial source · Destatis

Unemployment rate3.5%country median 5.1% — 31% belowOfficial source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik

Recorded crime4,107incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Pricier rent than 88% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 85% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Salem?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Salem?

Average net cold rent is 7.7 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

Average net rent (nettokalt): 7.7 EUR/m²/month · Destatis³

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Internet, 60 Mbps€49

Net rent across major citiesSalem highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Munich€15.38

Hamburg€9.94

Stuttgart€9.72

Augsburg€9.10

Leipzig€6.27

Dortmund€6.00

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Mannheim€9.09

Berlin€7.71

Dresden€7.20

Brunswick€6.79

Bielefeld€6.72

Duisburg€6.66

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	48.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.95 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telekom MagentaMobil M¹²Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	7.7 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81	15 May 2022	Destatis³Official

Is Salem a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 43–65%

Family59%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–70%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–65%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 462 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.7 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: May 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Salem?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Salem is 3.5%. Of 3,080 cities with data, 1,332 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Salem 3.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,600 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.5 %country median 5.1%	31 Dec 2024	Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik²Official

What does a salary buy in Salem?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,358of €2,919 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,919
Rent, 60 m²€7.70/m² · official · Destatis · 2022-05-15	− €462
Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30	− €49
Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€2,358

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Salem Salary needed to live in Salem

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Salem. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Salem. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSalem highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Bremen15,424

Frankfurt14,600

Berlin13,900

Hanover13,192

Cologne12,343

Dortmund12,283

Dusseldorf12,172

Leipzig11,129

Essen9,619

Dresden8,853

Stuttgart8,552

Munich6,214

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,107 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise⁸Official · district-level figure

Mobility and administration

Salem's nearest airport was FDH, 19 km away and offered 12 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	12 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	19 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	FDH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Salem. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn Person

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Salem.

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Climate and air quality

Salem's monthly mean temperatures were 1.2°C in January and 19.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 45.8 mm in January and 96.3 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 51.4 hours in January and 254 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Salem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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4°-1°

6°-1°

11°2°

16°5°

20°10°

24°13°

26°15°

25°15°

20°11°

15°7°

8°3°

4°0°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

149

192

216

236

254

232

167

101

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hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Salem is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 477 cities with data, 164 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

110

164

101

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–14

Salem 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 16 · May 20.3 · Jun 23.9 · Jul 25.7 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 4.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1 · Feb -0.9 · Mar 2 · Apr 5.2 · May 9.5 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 11.1 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 2.9 · Dec -0.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.2 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 6 · Apr 10.2 · May 14.5 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 19.9 · Aug 19.5 · Sep 15 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 45.8 · Feb 44.8 · Mar 50.6 · Apr 56.5 · May 89.2 · Jun 99.7 · Jul 96.3 · Aug 97.7 · Sep 69.4 · Oct 62.8 · Nov 57.5 · Dec 63.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 51.4 · Feb 85.8 · Mar 149.1 · Apr 191.6 · May 216 · Jun 235.5 · Jul 254 · Aug 231.8 · Sep 166.5 · Oct 101 · Nov 53.5 · Dec 44.6 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Germany: Cottbus ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Basel (Switzerland) ±0.5 °C, Reims (France) ±1.3 °C, Mulhouse (France) ±0.7 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.7 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Salem?

The published population was 12,243 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	12,243 people	31 Dec 2024	Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)¹¹Official

International community in Salem

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	11,996	100.0%
Germany	10,008	83.4%
Poland	207	1.7%
Italy	177	1.5%
Romania	146	1.2%
Turkey	138	1.2%
Ukraine	120	1.0%
Switzerland	75	0.6%
Syrian Arab Republic	75	0.6%
Russian Federation	71	0.6%
Austria	66	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Kazakhstan	66	0.6%
Hungary	64	0.5%
France	43	0.4%
China	36	0.3%
Bulgaria	35	0.3%
Croatia	35	0.3%
Kosovo	35	0.3%
Serbia	35	0.3%
Czech Republic	34	0.3%
Nigeria	34	0.3%
United States	33	0.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	29	0.2%
United Kingdom	29	0.2%
Spain	23	0.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	18	0.2%
Brazil	18	0.2%
Moldova, Republic of	15	0.1%
Iraq	15	0.1%
Slovakia	13	0.1%
Kyrgyzstan	13	0.1%
Greece	12	0.1%
Thailand	12	0.1%
Slovenia	11	0.1%
India	10	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	10	0.1%
Philippines	10	0.1%
Cameroon	9	0.1%
Somalia	9	0.1%
Afghanistan	9	0.1%
Taiwan, Province of China	9	0.1%
Netherlands	8	0.1%
Eritrea	8	0.1%
Mexico	8	0.1%
Not stated	8	0.1%
Belgium	7	0.1%
Ethiopia	7	0.1%
South Africa	7	0.1%
Colombia	7	0.1%
Denmark	6	0.1%
Algeria	6	0.1%
Togo	6	0.1%
Sweden	5	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Canada	5	0.0%
Sri Lanka	5	0.0%
Japan	5	0.0%
Albania	4	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	4	0.0%
Georgia	4	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Latvia	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Namibia	3	0.0%
Argentina	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Pakistan	3	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published group	People	Share
Total	11,996	100.0%
Germany	10,403	86.7%
Italy	257	2.1%
Turkey	140	1.2%
Poland	137	1.1%
Romania	128	1.1%
Ukraine	99	0.8%
Syrian Arab Republic	89	0.7%
Hungary	75	0.6%
Austria	52	0.4%
Croatia	46	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgaria	44	0.4%
Nigeria	40	0.3%
Switzerland	36	0.3%
China	36	0.3%
France	32	0.3%
Kosovo	27	0.2%
Spain	26	0.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	22	0.2%
Russian Federation	20	0.2%
United States	19	0.2%
Serbia	17	0.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of	16	0.1%
Netherlands	15	0.1%
Eritrea	13	0.1%
United Kingdom	12	0.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of	12	0.1%
Slovenia	9	0.1%
Slovakia	9	0.1%
Taiwan, Province of China	9	0.1%
Somalia	8	0.1%
Afghanistan	8	0.1%
Iraq	8	0.1%
Ireland	6	0.1%
Cameroon	6	0.1%
Togo	6	0.1%
Albania	5	0.0%
Greece	5	0.0%
Moldova, Republic of	5	0.0%
Czech Republic	5	0.0%
Sri Lanka	5	0.0%
Uncertain	5	0.0%
Sweden	4	0.0%
Algeria	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Thailand	4	0.0%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Lithuania	3	0.0%
Luxembourg	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Egypt	3	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Colombia	3	0.0%
Viet Nam	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Stateless	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Alternatives for people set on Salem

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Böblingen as a Salem alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Rent cannot be compared like for like.

Rent: €9.69/m² Böblingen vs €7.70/m² Salemno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €4,900 Böblingen vs €4,600 Salem+7%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Böblingen vs 4,107 Salem−8%

Full comparison More about Böblingen

Alternative cities in Germany

Other cities in Germany to compare with Salem, nearest in population first.

All Germany cities

Rosdorf12,239 residents Vilsbiburg12,237 residents Kronshagen12,235 residents Dinkelsbühl12,260 residents Besigheim12,267 residents Borken (Hessen)12,268 residents

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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Salem through valid health insurance.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).

A country-wide rule for Germany; Salem's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Salem?

The published population was 12,243 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Salem?

Average net cold rent is 7.7 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 539 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Salem?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

What is the unemployment rate in Salem?

The unemployment rate is 3.5 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Salem?

The median gross salary is 4,600 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Salem a good place to live?

Salem may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Germany live in Salem?

The official country of birth distribution records 10,008 people (83.4%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Salem, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c6c40279d9564fbbe62129289f04d935]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/salem/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Salem, Germany: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {c6c40279d9564fbbe62129289f04d935},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/salem/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps telekom.de · checked 2026-09-15
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise bka.de · checked 2026-09-23
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country of birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28

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