The invention provides a saline land improvement method appropriate for an arid and semi-arid region. The technical steps of surface soil stripping, bottom layer rolling compaction, claypan pavement and filling, high density polyethylene (HDPE) film coverage, organic mixed material pavement and filling, salt elimination blind pipe distribution, surface soil refilling, plant planting and the like are adopted for improvement; the method has the advantages that salt and alkali ion isolation, guide and discharge effects are good, organic matters are fully utilized for improving the soil quality and reducing salt and alkali ions, the resource utilization degree of wastes is high, the principal and secondary problems are both treated, the flow is simple, the cost is low, the in-situ remediation is realized, the surface soil resources are saved and the like; the method has wide application precepts and promotional value in the fields of environment protection, ecological remediation, park and garden construction and agricultural production, and excellent economic benefits, social benefits and ecological benefits can be created.