San Jose to Salem, OR: time difference
Salem, OR is 1 h behind San Jose. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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San Jose 06:36 6:36 AM Salem, OR 05:36 5:36 AM You –:–
06:36 6:36 AM
Central Standard Time · UTC-6
☀️ 05:25 · 🌙 17:23
05:36 5:36 AM
Pacific Daylight Time · UTC-7
☀️ 07:22 · 🌙 18:38
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−1 h
Salem, OR is 1 h behind San Jose.
When you, San Jose and Salem, OR are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇨🇷 San Jose
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇺🇸 Salem, OR
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇨🇷 San Jose | 🇺🇸 Salem, OR |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:36 | 05:36 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central Standard Time | Pacific Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-6 | UTC-7 |
| Offset from San Jose | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | America/Costa Rica | America/Los Angeles |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC-8, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 05:25 | 07:22 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 18:38 |
| Daylight | 11 h 57 min | 11 h 16 min |
| People on this clock | 342,188 | 155,469 |
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San Jose and Salem, OR: common questions
How far behind San Jose is Salem, OR?
Salem is 1 hour behind San Jose: UTC−7 against UTC−6.
If it is 9:00 AM in San Jose, what time is it in Salem, OR?
At 9:00 AM in San Jose, clocks in Salem show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in Salem, OR, at the end of the working day in San Jose?
The working day in San Jose ends at 6:00 PM; in Salem it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When do working hours in San Jose and in Salem, OR, overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in San Jose, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Salem.
When is it still the previous day in Salem, OR?
Until 1:00 AM in San Jose it is still the previous day in Salem. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Salem it is already the next day in San Jose.
Does the time difference between San Jose and Salem, OR, change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Salem. From November 1, 2026, Salem will be 2 hours behind San Jose.
