Salem's Top Employers (March 2023)

Confirmed by telephone or email February/March 2023 (unless otherwise noted)

Company Name

Type

Total Employees

Offices/comment

North Shore Medical Center

Health Care

4430

 

City of Salem

Municipal Government

1884

 

Salem State University

Higher Education

1232

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Offices

State Government

691

Essex Country Registry of Deeds

Department of Children and Families

Courts:

*District              *Juvenile

*Housing             *Superior

*Probate and Family Court

Essex County District Attorney’s Office

Essex County Civil Process Office

Department of Transitional Assistance

MA Rehabilitation Commission

Committee for Public Counsel

North Shore Career Center

Market Basket

Food Market

467

 

Salem FiveBanking351 

Peabody Essex Museum

Culture/Tourism

223

 

Home Depot

Retail

190

 

Excelitas TechnologiesManufacturer181 
North Shore YMCACommunity/Education166 
Rich's Products (formerly Jacqueline's Gourmet Cookies)Food Manufacturing165This is based on 2022 numbers
TargetRetail150 
Wal-MartRetail143 
Shaw's SupermarketFood Market100 
Salem GlassManufacturing99