Exhibit (j)(1)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information in Post-Effective Amendment No. 369 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Fidelity Salem Street Trust: Fidelity Series Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund of our report dated April 14, 2017; and Fidelity Short-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund, Fidelity Intermediate Treasury Bond Index Fund and Fidelity Long-Term Treasury Bond Index Fund of our reports dated April 17, 2017, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights included in the February 28, 2017 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the above referenced funds which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

We also consent to the references to our Firm under the headings “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectuses and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Statements of Additional Information.  

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Boston, Massachusetts
April 24, 2017