Jobs & Economy in Salisbury
Salisbury's economy runs on a real, genuine institutional base -- Perdue Farms' world headquarters, Salisbury University, and TidalHealth Peninsula Regional -- distinct from the DC/Baltimore corridor's federal and biotech-driven economy.
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Learn morePerdue Farms' real world headquarters
Perdue Farms, founded in Salisbury in 1920, maintains its real, genuine world headquarters in the city -- a Fortune 500-scale agribusiness with $8 billion in 2021 revenue and approximately 21,000 employees as of 2019.
Salisbury University and TidalHealth
Salisbury University (6,288 undergraduate enrollment) and TidalHealth Peninsula Regional (the region's largest tertiary hospital) round out Salisbury's substantial institutional employment base.
A real, disclosed below-statewide income figure
Salisbury's median household income ran a real, disclosed $67,304 -- 40% below the Maryland statewide figure, reflecting the Eastern Shore's genuinely distinct agricultural economic base rather than the DC/Baltimore corridor's income levels.
Key takeaways
- Perdue Farms' real world headquarters is Salisbury's most substantial employer and identity anchor.
- Salisbury University and TidalHealth Peninsula Regional round out a real, substantial institutional base.
- Salisbury's median household income runs 40% below the Maryland statewide figure.
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