Salmonella is a foodborne pathogen widely existing in nature， which can cause human food poisoning， gastroenteritis， septicemia and other diseases， seriously endangering human health. Therefore， rapid and accurate detection methods for Salmonella are important to prevent and control Salmonella disease. The immunological technology， molecular biology technology and biosensor technology in the application of detecting foodborne Salmonella are analyzed in this paper. Advantages and disadvantages of different detection techniques are expounded to offer reference for developing rapid detection methods of foodborne Salmonella.