Salinas began his senior career in 2004 with Villa San Carlos, he remained with the Primera C club until 2009 and scored a total of thirteen goals in ninety-three matches.[2][3]Godoy Cruz of the Argentine Primera División signed Salinas in 2009, he scored three goals in his first season including a hat-trick in a 6–2 win over Tigre on 12 April 2010.[1] Overall, he stayed with the club for six seasons and scored nine goals in fifty-four appearances.[1] Whilst with Godoy Cruz, Salinas was loaned out twice to Rosario Central and Unión Santa Fe respectively.[1][4] He failed to score for Rosario Central but did score eight times for Unión Santa Fe.[1]
In August 2014, Salinas left Argentine football to join Ascenso MX team Atlante.[1][5] He departed almost a year later following two goals in ten games.[1] He returned to Argentina and subsequently had a two-season spell with Los Andes in Primera B Nacional, prior to signing for fellow second tier club Chacarita Juniors.[6][7] He went onto score thirty goals in forty-three matches as Chacarita won promotion to the Argentine Primera División.[1][8] On 17 August 2017, Salinas joined Saudi Professional League side Al-Ettifaq.[1] He scored on his debut in a loss to Al-Qadisiyah on 14 September.[1] One more goal and six more appearances followed.[1]
Salinas mutually terminated his contract with Al-Ettifaq in January 2018, he subsequently agreed to sign for Argentine Primera División team Vélez Sarsfield.[9][10]