Salem Five Cents Savings Bank savings, CD and money market rates
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank advertises 1.00% APY on its Classic Five Savings account. That is 0.63 percentage points above the national savings average of 0.37% (FDIC, Sep 2026).
Ranked #548 of 1929 tracked savings rates by advertised APY. For a $10,000 balance it would rank #387.
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Salem Five Cents Savings Bank at a glance
| Savings | |
|---|---|
| Top savings APY | 1.00% · Classic Five Savings |
| Minimum to open | $10 · Classic Five Savings |
| Against the national average | 0.63 percentage points above the 0.37% FDIC savings average (Sep 2026) |
| CDs | |
| Top CD APY | 4.30% · 18 months · 18 Month Special CD |
| Minimum to open | not stated · 18 months CD |
| Money market | |
| Top money market APY | Up to 4.00% · Club Five Money Market · needs at least $100,000 · checking account required |
| Minimum to open | $10 · Club Five Money Market |
| Against the national average | 3.37 percentage points above the 0.63% FDIC money market average (Sep 2026) |
| FDIC certificate | 23296 · Salem, MA |
|---|---|
| Website | www.salemfive.com |
| Branches | 34 branches in MA |
| Availability | Available in MA |
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank savings, CD and money market rates
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Rates are APY. The national savings average is 0.37% (FDIC, Sep 2026). The top tracked savings rate on Banksparency is 5.50%. Across 59 savings accounts from 58 banks in the Banksparency core savings index, the median advertised rate is 3.65%, and one account in ten advertises 4.01% or more. See the highest savings rates.
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank CD rates
| Term | APY | Minimum | Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal CDs | |||
| 3 months | 0.05% | not stated | 3 Month CD |
| 5 months | 4.00% | not stated | 5 Month Special CD |
| 6 months | 2.76% | not stated | 6 Month CD |
| 6 months | 3.50% | not stated | 6 Month Special CD |
| 7 months | 4.00% | not stated | 7 Month Special CD |
| 9 months | 4.21% | not stated | 9 Month Special CD |
| 12 months | 2.76% | not stated | 12 Month CD |
| 12 months | 4.00% | not stated | 12 Month Special CD |
| 15 months | 4.25% | not stated | 15 Month Special CD |
| 18 months | 2.25% | not stated | 18 Month CD |
| 18 months | 4.30% | not stated | 18 Month Special CD |
| 24 months | 2.25% | not stated | 24 Month CD |
| 24 months | 3.50% | not stated | 24 Month Special CD |
| 30 months | 2.00% | not stated | 30 Month Special CD |
| 30 months | 0.35% | not stated | 30 Month CD |
| 36 months | 0.35% | not stated | 36 Month CD |
| 36 months | 2.00% | not stated | 36 Month Special CD |
| 42 months | 0.50% | not stated | 42 Month CD |
| 48 months | 2.25% | not stated | 48 Month Special CD |
| 60 months | 0.50% | not stated | 60 Month CD |
| 60 months | 2.25% | not stated | 60 Month Special CD |
| IRA CDs | |||
| 3 months | 0.05% | not stated | 3 Month IRA CD |
| 5 months | 4.00% | $2,000 | 5 Month Special IRA |
| 6 months | 2.76% | not stated | 6 Month IRA CD |
| 6 months | 3.50% | $2,000 | 6 Month Special IRA |
| 7 months | 4.00% | $2,000 | 7 Month Special IRA |
| 9 months | 4.21% | $2,000 | 9 Month Special IRA |
| 12 months | 2.76% | not stated | 12 Month IRA CD |
| 12 months | 4.00% | $2,000 | 12 Month Special IRA |
| 15 months | 4.25% | $2,000 | 15 Month Special IRA |
| 18 months | 4.30% | $2,000 | 18 Month Special IRA |
| 18 months | 2.25% | not stated | 18 Month IRA CD |
| 24 months | 2.25% | not stated | 24 Month IRA CD |
| 24 months | 3.50% | $2,000 | 24 Month Special IRA |
| 30 months | 0.35% | not stated | 30 Month IRA CD |
| 30 months | 2.00% | $2,000 | 30 Month Special IRA |
| 36 months | 2.00% | $2,000 | 36 Month Special IRA |
| 36 months | 0.35% | not stated | 36 Month IRA CD |
| 42 months | 0.50% | not stated | 42 Month IRA CD |
| 48 months | 2.25% | $2,000 | 48 Month Special IRA |
| 60 months | 0.50% | not stated | 60 Month IRA CD |
| 60 months | 2.25% | $2,000 | 60 Month Special IRA |
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Savings Breakdown
- Interest Earned+$377.30(2.6%)
- Total Contributions$13,000
- Initial Deposit$1,000
Projected Balance
$14,377.30
The Banksparency Savings Calculator provides estimated savings growth based on user input and our latest data.
What Salem Five Cents Savings Bank pays on deposits
FDIC call report data
An advertised rate tells you what a new savings account earns today. It cannot tell you how the bank has priced the savings and money market deposits it already holds, over time. This section shows that. The figure is computed from the interest expense and deposit balances that every bank files with the FDIC in the same form. That is what makes it comparable across banks and across quarters.
The two figures answer different questions, so they sit side by side and are not combined.
In Q2 2026, Salem Five Cents Savings Bank paid a higher average rate on savings and money market deposits than 90% of banks that reported a figure (FDIC call report). The all-bank median was 1.45%.
- Salem Five Cents Savings Bank, savings and money market
- All-bank median
How to read these figures
What the average covers. It is an average across the whole bank, taken from its own quarterly FDIC call report. It covers savings accounts and money market deposit accounts, personal and business, at every balance tier. It also covers accounts that were opened years ago and keep the rate of those years. The FDIC line does not separate consumer accounts.
The second figure. The scale row also shows the average across all interest-bearing deposits: savings, interest checking, money market accounts, CDs, personal and business. That figure covers the whole deposit book. The two are shown separately and are not combined.
What the advertised rate covers. It is the rate that this bank advertises now for a new savings account. Banksparency records it from the bank's website on the date shown beside it.
Why the two differ. They measure different things, so this page shows them side by side and keeps them apart. An advertised rate applies to one account, opened now, at today's price. The average also includes older savings balances at the rates of earlier years, money market balances that were priced in a different rate environment, and business accounts. An average below an advertised rate is the usual result of that arithmetic. On its own it is not evidence about the account that you would open.
What the average is useful for. The bank files the data itself, under reporting instructions that are the same for every filer, and the same computation runs for every bank on this site. That makes it comparable in a way that an advertisement is not. Two things on this page read it: the percentile, which shows where the quarter sits among all filers, and the chart, which shows the direction the figure has moved across quarters.
What the average cannot tell you. It cannot tell you the rate that you would earn. No single customer earns the average. For your rate, read the advertised rate above and the rate tables on this page, each with the date it was observed.
What to do next. Use the advertised rate to work out what a new account earns. Use the chart to see how the quarterly average has moved against the all-bank median. Then compare the advertised rate against the current rates on the savings-rate tables before you open an account.
Definitions: Call Report · Rate Paid on Deposits · Interest-Bearing Deposits · Front Book and Back Book · Deposit Rate Percentile
Average annualized rates paid on savings and money market deposits, and on all interest-bearing deposits, quarterly. The FDIC line for savings includes money market deposit accounts and business savings deposits and does not separate consumer accounts. Source: FDIC call report data, as reported; it may be amended. The percentile compares all FDIC filers, count-weighted. A missing quarter is suppressed, never interpolated. The percentile counts the banks that paid strictly less on savings and money market deposits, one vote per bank, among the banks that reported a figure for the quarter.
So what is the catch?
| Product | APY | Min to open | Min to earn | Balance cap | Monthly fee | Requirements | Rate type | 12-mo trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Five Savings | 1.00% | $10 | $0 | None | not stated | not stated | One rate | |
| Club Five Money Market | 4.00% | $10 | $10 | None | not stated | Checking account · direct deposit not stated | Tiered | |
| Classic Five Money Market | 2.40% | $10 | $10 | None | not stated | not stated | Tiered | |
| Retirement Money Market | 2.40% | $10 | $0 | None | not stated | not stated | Tiered | |
| Gold Star Money Market | 2.40% | $10 | $0 | None | not stated | not stated | Tiered | |
| Advantage Money Market | 0.10% | $10 | $0 | None | not stated | not stated | Tiered |
Rate type: one rate applies at every balance. A tiered rate changes with your balance. A promotional rate changes after the period shown. A balance cap is the largest balance the highest rate applies to.
The 12-month trend shows the highest advertised rate observed each day and includes promotional tiers where one applied.
CDs
| Product | Term | APY | Min to open | Early withdrawal fee | Compounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal CDs | |||||
| 3 Month CD | 3 months | 0.05% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 5 Month Special CD | 5 months | 4.00% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 6 Month CD | 6 months | 2.76% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 6 Month Special CD | 6 months | 3.50% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 7 Month Special CD | 7 months | 4.00% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 9 Month Special CD | 9 months | 4.21% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 12 Month CD | 12 months | 2.76% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 12 Month Special CD | 12 months | 4.00% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 15 Month Special CD | 15 months | 4.25% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 18 Month CD | 18 months | 2.25% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 18 Month Special CD | 18 months | 4.30% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 24 Month CD | 24 months | 2.25% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 24 Month Special CD | 24 months | 3.50% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 30 Month Special CD | 30 months | 2.00% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 30 Month CD | 30 months | 0.35% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 36 Month CD | 36 months | 0.35% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 36 Month Special CD | 36 months | 2.00% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 42 Month CD | 42 months | 0.50% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 48 Month Special CD | 48 months | 2.25% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 60 Month CD | 60 months | 0.50% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 60 Month Special CD | 60 months | 2.25% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| IRA CDs | |||||
| 3 Month IRA CD | 3 months | 0.05% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 5 Month Special IRA | 5 months | 4.00% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 6 Month IRA CD | 6 months | 2.76% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 6 Month Special IRA | 6 months | 3.50% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 7 Month Special IRA | 7 months | 4.00% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 9 Month Special IRA | 9 months | 4.21% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 12 Month IRA CD | 12 months | 2.76% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 12 Month Special IRA | 12 months | 4.00% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 15 Month Special IRA | 15 months | 4.25% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 18 Month Special IRA | 18 months | 4.30% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 18 Month IRA CD | 18 months | 2.25% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 24 Month IRA CD | 24 months | 2.25% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 24 Month Special IRA | 24 months | 3.50% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 30 Month IRA CD | 30 months | 0.35% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 30 Month Special IRA | 30 months | 2.00% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 36 Month Special IRA | 36 months | 2.00% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 36 Month IRA CD | 36 months | 0.35% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 42 Month IRA CD | 42 months | 0.50% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 48 Month Special IRA | 48 months | 2.25% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
| 60 Month IRA CD | 60 months | 0.50% | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| 60 Month Special IRA | 60 months | 2.25% | $2,000 | not stated | not stated |
Opening and using the account
| Availability | Available in MA |
|---|---|
| Footprint | 34 branches in MA |
| Eligibility | not stated |
How Salem Five Cents Savings Bank behaves over time
Every observation of the advertised Classic Five Savings rate in the last 12 months was 1.00% (observed through Sep 22, 2026). The series includes promotional tiers where one applied.
- Classic Five Savings
- The same as 7 days ago.
- 18 months CD
- The same as 7 days ago.
- Club Five Money Market
- The same as 7 days ago.
- Rate last changed
- Sep 9, 2026(effective date)
$10,000 at the 1.00% APY Salem Five Cents Savings Bank advertises on Classic Five Savings grows to $10,100 in a year. Prices rose 3.4% in the year to August 2026 (Consumer Price Index (CPI)). After a year of prices rising at that pace, it buys as much as $9,768 does today. See how the federal funds rate shapes savings rates.
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank CD rates over time
Who is Salem Five Cents Savings Bank?
| Headquarters | Salem, MA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1855 |
| Scale | $8.8B assets · $6.0B deposits, $5.0B of it interest-bearing (Q2 2026, FDIC) |
| Deposit insurance | FDIC insured · Certificate 23296 |
| BBB rating | A+ · Not BBB Accredited |
Financial detail is in What Salem Five Cents Savings Bank pays on deposits above.
Common questions about Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
Is Salem Five Cents Savings Bank FDIC insured?
Yes. Salem Five Cents Savings Bank is FDIC insured under certificate 23296, so deposits are covered up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category.
What is the minimum deposit at Salem Five Cents Savings Bank?
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank requires a minimum deposit of $10 to open its Classic Five Savings account, as observed on Sep 22, 2026. Check the bank's current terms before you open an account.
Does Salem Five Cents Savings Bank have branches?
Yes. Salem Five Cents Savings Bank operates 34 branches according to FDIC branch records, in addition to its website and mobile apps.
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank against its closest alternatives
| Bank | Savings APY | Rate paid on savings and money market deposits (Q2 2026) | Min deposit | Branches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Five Cents Savings Bank | 4.00% | 2.75% | $10 | 34 branches in MA |
| Bank of Star Valley | 2.53% | 0.97% | $1,000 | 3 branches in WY |
| BankGloucester | 2.00% | 1.61% | $10,000 | 3 branches in MA |
| CBBC Bank | 1.00% | 0.70% | $1,000 | 7 branches in TN |
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