She previously played for the Spirit, the Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League, the Atlanta Beat and Sky Blue FC in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, Western New York Flash in the NWSL, and the Finnish club Åland United of the Naisten Liiga.

She scored 23 goals and recorded 13 assists in her senior year alone, leading Copley to its fourth straight Suburban League title.

[2][3] Salem also played club soccer for Cleveland FC and was a member of the Ohio Olympic Development Program (ODP) team.

[18] On November 19, 2015, Salem was acquired by the Boston Breakers in exchange for two second-round 2016 NWSL College Draft picks (12 & 20 respectively) from the Washington Spirit.

[12] On January 30, 2018, the Portland Thorns selected Salem as the number fifteen pick in the dispersal draft following the Breakers' cessation of operations.

[23] On March 23, 2022, the Washington Spirit named Salem, who holds a United States Soccer Federation B license, as an assistant coach.

[26] On December 14, 2023, Salem was announced as part of Bay FC manager Albertin Montoya's inaugural coaching staff.

[27] Western New York Flash Portland Thorns FC Individual As of 12 July 2023[update], Salem is engaged, and is the mother of a daughter born in October 2022.