The invention discloses waterborne salt spray-resistant epoxy primer. The primer is prepared from a component A and a component B, wherein the component A comprises 15 to 55 parts of an epoxy emulsion with low molecular weight, 20 to 55 parts of an epoxy emulsion with high molecular weight, 20 to 60 parts of water, 0 to 1 part of a leveling agent, 0 to 2 parts of a drier, and 0 to 5 parts of polyurethane; the component B comprises 25 to 70 parts of a curing agent, 10 to 50 parts of zinc powder, 0 to 1 part of graphene, 5 to 30 parts of water, 0 to 2 parts of a dispersant, 0 to 2 parts of organic bentonite, and 0 to 3 parts of an antifoaming agent. The primer has the following beneficial effects: 1, the salt spray resistance of the epoxy primer prepared by adopting a natural drying technology can reach 1500 hours; 2, the production mode of existing traditional paint is changed, the water is used as a diluent, the discharge of pollution sources is reduced and the safety of production and transportation is improved; 3, water resistance is increased by 20% while the salt spray resistance is increased.