Salmon calories, farmed, wild and sockeye
Cooked farmed salmon, 175 calories in 3 oz
3 oz of cooked farmed Atlantic salmon has 175 calories. Half a fillet, the other portion USDA lists, is 178 g and 367 calories.
Cooked farmed salmon has 206 calories per 100 g. Wild Atlantic and sockeye come in lower, at 155 and 133 calories for the same 3 oz.
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Half a fillet or a whole one
A whole cooked farmed fillet comes to 356 g and 733 calories. Your fillet may not match USDA's, so weigh it when you can.
3 oz of raw farmed salmon has 177 calories, for when you weigh the fish before cooking it.
| Portion | Weight | Calories kcal | Protein g | Carbs g | Fat g | Fiber g | Sugar g | Sodium mg | Caffeine mg | Portion source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 oz cooked farmed salmon | 85 g | 175 | 18.8 | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 51.9 | 0 | USDA portion, 3 oz |
| Half a cooked farmed fillet | 178 g | 367 | 39.3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 108.6 | 0 | USDA portion, half a fillet |
| A whole cooked farmed fillet | 356 g | 733 | 78.7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 217.2 | 0 | 1 fillet, computed from USDA's half a fillet |
| 3 oz raw farmed salmon | 85 g | 177 | 17.4 | 0 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 0 | USDA portion, 3 oz |
| 3 oz cooked sockeye salmon | 85 g | 133 | 22.5 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 78.2 | 0 | USDA portion, 3 oz |
| 3 oz cooked wild Atlantic salmon | 85 g | 155 | 21.6 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | Not reported | 47.6 | Not reported | USDA portion, 3 oz |
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Salmon macros in a 3 oz serving
3 oz of cooked farmed salmon has 18.8 g of protein and 10.5 g of fat, with no carbs.
Comparing protein sources? Chicken breast, eggs, ground beef and Greek yogurt each have a page, and the calorie references list the rest.
| Nutrient | 3 oz cooked farmed salmon | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 175 kcal | 206 kcal |
| Protein | 18.8 g | 22.1 g |
| Carbs | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fat | 10.5 g | 12.3 g |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sugar | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sodium | 51.9 mg | 61 mg |
- Calories in chicken breast
- Calories in eggs
- Calories in ground beef
- Calories in Greek yogurt
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- All calorie references
USDA FoodData Central. Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat. Source checked September 29, 2026.
Farmed, wild and sockeye, raw or cooked
Per 100 g cooked, sockeye has 156 calories and 5.6 g of fat. Wild Atlantic salmon has 182 calories and 8.1 g of fat, and farmed Atlantic has 206 calories and 12.3 g of fat.
Raw farmed salmon has 208 calories per 100 g and cooked has 206. Use the raw number only if the fish was weighed raw.
Farmed and wild Atlantic salmon also have their own side-by-side page.
| Preparation | Weight | Calories kcal | Protein g | Carbs g | Fat g | Fiber g | Sugar g | Sodium mg | Caffeine mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmed Atlantic salmon, cooked | 100 g | 206 | 22.1 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Farmed Atlantic salmon, raw | 100 g | 208 | 20.4 | 0 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Sockeye salmon, cooked | 100 g | 156 | 26.5 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| Wild Atlantic salmon, cooked | 100 g | 182 | 25.4 | 0 | 8.1 | 0 | Not reported | 56 | Not reported |
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Put the fillet on the scale
Weigh your piece of salmon and enter the grams. The calculator uses cooked farmed Atlantic salmon. For raw, sockeye or wild, use the comparison above.
Ordered salmon at a restaurant? Describe the plate to TrueCal and review what it estimates.
85 g has about 175 calories.
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How many calories does salmon have per gram?
Cooked farmed Atlantic salmon has 206 calories per 100 g. Multiply the grams you ate by 206 and divide by 100, or enter the grams in the calculator above.
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Is wild salmon lower in calories than farmed?
In USDA's records it is. Cooked wild Atlantic salmon has 182 calories per 100 g and sockeye has 156, against 206 for farmed Atlantic.
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Log the portion you ate
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