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Salaries in Pennsylvania: pay for 791 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Pennsylvania had a median pay of $49,690 a year ($23.89 an hour) in May 2025, with 6,064,600 jobs counted. That is 3% below the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Pennsylvania

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Pennsylvania, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$79,000$37.9854,290
Actorsnot published$22.15890
Actuaries$125,040$60.121,710
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$53,320$25.63500
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$98,010$47.12800
Administrative Services Managers$105,640$50.794,880
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$57,230$27.51790
Advertising Sales Agents$58,350$28.054,260
Advertising and Promotions Managers$122,940$59.111,540
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$60,770$29.2280
Aerospace Engineers$133,940$64.40990
Agricultural Engineers$80,300$38.61not published
Agricultural Equipment Operators$47,100$22.64390
Agricultural Inspectors$55,650$26.76520
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarynot publishednot published60
Agricultural Technicians$48,800$23.46110
Agricultural Workers, All Other$33,570$16.14not published
Air Traffic Controllers$132,350$63.63460
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$75,620$36.36450
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$78,000$37.502,080
Aircraft Service Attendants$38,830$18.67800
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$81,680$39.27740
Airfield Operations Specialists$55,660$26.76340
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$164,990not published2,270
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$32,730$15.741,400
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$28,090$13.5117,470
Anesthesiologists$461,390$221.82410
Animal Caretakers$31,360$15.089,910
Animal Control Workers$52,000$25.00not published
Animal Scientists$77,660$37.3490
Animal Trainers$38,920$18.71460
Anthropologists and Archeologists$79,660$38.30130
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$100,880not published140
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$67,890$32.64310
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$97,030$46.653,760
Architectural and Civil Drafters$64,800$31.155,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,690$79.189,640
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$101,740not published440
Archivists$60,690$29.18360
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$96,010not published260
Art Directors$97,450$46.851,250
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,280not published4,170
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$86,260$41.47100
Athletes and Sports Competitors$57,100not published250
Athletic Trainers$61,060not published1,870
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$75,890$36.48160
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$105,650not published220
Audio and Video Technicians$56,890$27.353,080
Audiologists$89,480$43.02460
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$51,010$24.53560
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$53,660$25.806,650
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$48,350$23.24510
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,800$23.9429,400
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$31,550$15.171,580
Avionics Technicians$117,470$56.4870
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$34,270$16.48700
Bailiffs$47,600$22.89610
Bakers$36,360$17.4810,380
Barbers$36,920$17.75530
Bartenders$28,420$13.6637,490
Bicycle Repairers$39,890$19.18320
Bill and Account Collectors$46,660$22.436,680
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,890$22.5515,800
Biochemists and Biophysicists$134,090$64.472,750
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$122,560$58.92950
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$85,970not published2,410
Biological Scientists, All Other$100,780$48.451,810
Biological Technicians$54,950$26.422,820
Boilermakers$86,850$41.75260
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,440$23.2948,920
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$69,560$33.442,910
Bridge and Lock Tenders$68,810$33.08110
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$52,080$25.04830
Broadcast Technicians$80,470$38.69950
Brokerage Clerks$60,390$29.031,470
Budget Analysts$84,240$40.501,490
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$52,140$25.07750
Bus Drivers, School$47,530$22.8523,670
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$51,360$24.694,710
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,740$29.6812,630
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$80,590$38.7527,250
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$101,760not published4,630
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,340$18.433,540
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$73,550$35.3617,430
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,610$22.893,300
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$63,700$30.63370
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$51,760$24.88670
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$61,420$29.53580
Cardiologists$579,120$278.42640
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$58,090$27.933,630
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$77,980not published690
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$63,160$30.374,780
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$75,760not published4,840
Cargo and Freight Agents$49,590$23.842,810
Carpenters$59,370$28.5430,630
Carpet Installers$46,030$22.13490
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$73,180$35.18140
Cashiers$29,220$14.05110,950
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,610$29.625,180
Chefs and Head Cooks$63,860$30.709,170
Chemical Engineers$116,970$56.23810
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$56,630$27.226,230
Chemical Plant and System Operators$70,110$33.71770
Chemical Technicians$59,420$28.572,710
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$95,070not published1,270
Chemists$77,090$37.066,800
Chief Executives$232,560$111.818,850
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$50,820$24.4316,200
Childcare Workers$30,140$14.4913,000
Chiropractors$67,230$32.321,770
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,650$30.602,290
Civil Engineers$97,850$47.0415,870
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,290$37.1613,270
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,650$16.6611,710
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$48,000$23.08370
Clergy$58,300$28.032,150
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,680$24.8513,020
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$91,870$44.173,140
Coaches and Scouts$48,730not published8,170
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,340$23.246,790
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$50,380$24.22450
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$46,600$22.401,780
Commercial Pilots$134,030not published530
Commercial and Industrial Designers$82,610$39.72770
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$77,790not published1,530
Community Health Workers$50,710$24.381,970
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$54,770$26.332,040
Compensation and Benefits Managers$139,040$66.85770
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$70,640$33.964,910
Compliance Officers$85,580$41.1519,810
Computer Hardware Engineersnot publishednot published1,610
Computer Network Architects$131,840$63.396,080
Computer Network Support Specialists$78,310$37.654,170
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$54,590$26.257,840
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$66,330$31.891,080
Computer Occupations, All Other$107,230$51.5514,580
Computer Programmers$89,180$42.873,120
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,500not published1,520
Computer Systems Analysts$98,550$47.3819,450
Computer User Support Specialists$58,670$28.2130,560
Computer and Information Research Scientists$130,300$62.65330
Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,910$78.8027,060
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,920$23.042,390
Concierges$39,560$19.022,160
Conservation Scientists$61,480$29.56900
Construction Laborers$49,400$23.7535,920
Construction Managers$108,250$52.046,840
Construction and Building Inspectors$65,870$31.675,320
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$60,780$29.22510
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$78,120$37.561,330
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$45,130$21.70450
Cooks, All Other$36,220$17.41660
Cooks, Fast Food$28,810$13.859,240
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,540$17.5724,490
Cooks, Restaurant$36,580$17.5954,100
Cooks, Short Order$19,910$9.573,510
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$39,360$18.92760
Correctional Officers and Jailers$63,460$30.5115,560
Correspondence Clerks$40,270$19.36140
Cost Estimators$78,480$37.739,420
Costume Attendants$50,270$24.17260
Counselors, All Other$59,160$28.441,330
Counter and Rental Clerks$42,910$20.6310,780
Couriers and Messengers$39,700$19.093,330
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$65,100$31.30670
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,830$21.563,320
Craft Artists$41,600$20.00230
Crane and Tower Operators$65,190$31.341,630
Credit Analysts$80,280$38.591,930
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$51,090$24.56250
Credit Counselors$58,330$28.041,110
Crematory Operators$47,980$23.07140
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$94,710not published790
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$35,810$17.229,410
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,560$25.27980
Curators$62,100$29.86520
Customer Service Representatives$44,630$21.4694,340
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$35,560$17.09140
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,850$22.521,630
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,860$23.018,890
Data Entry Keyers$38,810$18.665,270
Data Scientists$106,850$51.3713,810
Database Administrators$100,110$48.132,450
Database Architectsnot publishednot published2,840
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$36,910$17.75720
Dental Assistants$47,930$23.0512,080
Dental Hygienists$80,610$38.767,970
Dental Laboratory Technicians$49,280$23.69930
Dentists, All Other Specialists$195,150$93.82160
Dentists, General$163,390$78.564,460
Dermatologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or morenot published
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$59,720$28.71140
Designers, All Other$72,760$34.98not published
Desktop Publishersnot publishednot published140
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$97,580$46.913,370
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,710$39.772,980
Dietetic Technicians$34,090$16.392,300
Dietitians and Nutritionists$67,410$32.414,270
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$29,310$14.0920,800
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$55,510$26.691,210
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot publishednot published100
Dishwashers$29,950$14.4019,570
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,960$24.026,670
Drafters, All Other$54,240$26.08250
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,370$22.29180
Driver/Sales Workers$37,330$17.9515,100
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$61,160$29.401,690
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$57,400$27.60730
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$117,970not published610
Economists$115,000$55.29560
Editors$63,460$30.513,240
Education Administrators, All Other$95,190$45.76550
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$118,710not published14,460
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$103,740$49.888,000
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$74,910not published3,390
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,380$27.114,100
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$38,760$18.634,040
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$60,880$29.2713,570
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$56,210$27.021,480
Electrical Engineers$110,820$53.286,970
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$106,230$51.074,150
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$76,070$36.573,470
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$72,720$34.96500
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$84,750$40.7440
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$65,960$31.712,710
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$101,660$48.871,110
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$45,600$21.9213,440
Electricians$67,600$32.5022,730
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$74,710$35.92650
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$26,640$12.81not published
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$121,260$58.301,440
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,060not published48,370
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$117,250$56.37900
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$59,070$28.4010,280
Embalmers$69,950$33.6350
Emergency Management Directors$81,550$39.21520
Emergency Medical Technicians$43,310$20.8210,160
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200 or more$115.00 or more570
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$52,000$25.0090
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$82,070not published2,990
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$68,930$33.141,610
Engineers, All Other$108,950$52.383,250
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$80,670not published2,530
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot published$23.47860
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$34,820$16.74670
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$68,990$33.171,220
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,920$28.81250
Environmental Engineers$103,330$49.681,750
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$91,640not published240
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$60,650$29.161,180
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$76,110$36.593,020
Epidemiologists$87,860$42.24360
Etchers and Engravers$47,790$22.98260
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$52,350$25.171,520
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$75,270$36.1912,910
Exercise Physiologists$48,040$23.10640
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$45,250$21.7511,580
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$84,400$40.58not published
Extraction Workers, All Other$79,520$38.23not published
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,150$24.592,960
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$55,960$26.90490
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,580$25.762,450
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$65,900$31.6840
Facilities Managers$95,290$45.816,870
Fallersnot publishednot published80
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030$147.134,190
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$78,220not published100
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$51,310$24.67990
Farm and Home Management Educators$45,970$22.10not published
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$76,040$36.5680
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$37,010$17.802,940
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$35,360$17.001,330
Fashion Designers$63,840$30.69320
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,570$13.74142,220
Fence Erectors$58,600$28.171,150
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$54,800$26.35270
File Clerks$42,920$20.632,830
Film and Video Editorsnot publishednot published850
Financial Clerks, All Other$51,650$24.83480
Financial Examiners$78,500$37.742,590
Financial Managers$145,610$70.0132,180
Financial Risk Specialists$103,040$49.542,370
Financial Specialists, All Other$78,610$37.794,030
Financial and Investment Analysts$84,460$40.6113,310
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$54,270$26.09not published
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$59,080$28.41280
Firefighters$73,460$35.325,020
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,540$39.2026,860
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$94,600$45.481,520
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$45,760$22.003,730
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$58,570$28.16530
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$101,050$48.581,340
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$43,050$20.7035,560
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$63,200$30.39700
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,920$22.566,250
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$55,450$26.665,610
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,400$38.1720,220
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$82,870$39.845,930
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,270$31.3856,600
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$47,990$23.078,980
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$102,400$49.235,690
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,990$36.0528,900
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$63,150$30.36980
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,690$22.4540,970
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$47,510$22.843,160
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,460$29.5523,690
Fish and Game Wardens$50,250$24.1680
Flight Attendants$39,520not published2,290
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$60,050$28.87720
Floor Sanders and Finishers$45,450$21.8530
Floral Designers$35,920$17.271,840
Food Batchmakers$39,920$19.198,160
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$42,710$20.541,580
Food Preparation Workers$30,840$14.8317,940
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$33,040$15.89730
Food Processing Workers, All Other$41,620$20.011,350
Food Science Technicians$48,060$23.11590
Food Scientists and Technologists$83,380$40.09400
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$33,300$16.0113,940
Food Service Managers$64,750$31.1310,530
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$49,660$23.87540
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$77,210not published1,060
Forensic Science Technicians$61,580$29.60360
Forest and Conservation Technicians$57,370$27.58420
Forest and Conservation Workers$50,250$24.16210
Foresters$78,280$37.64310
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,280$24.18550
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$44,750$21.511,230
Fundraisers$63,730$30.646,180
Fundraising Managers$111,280$53.501,950
Funeral Attendants$36,300$17.451,930
Funeral Home Managers$104,400$50.19560
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$49,610$23.85410
Furniture Finishers$47,450$22.81790
Gambling Cage Workers$38,980$18.74310
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$34,800$16.73310
Gambling Dealers$48,230$23.192,970
Gambling Managers$94,800$45.58170
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$29,400$14.14480
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$38,930$18.72570
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$30,690$14.7590
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$60,170$28.93300
Gas Plant Operators$80,810$38.851,370
General Internal Medicine Physicians$213,310$102.55990
General and Operations Managers$103,130$49.58172,010
Genetic Counselors$94,930$45.64230
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$97,120not published220
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$47,380$22.78240
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$84,180$40.47910
Glaziers$58,810$28.271,510
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$38,430$18.48970
Graphic Designers$60,730$29.208,150
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$40,510$19.47140
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,650$22.913,830
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$36,810$17.70not published
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,790$17.6919,350
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$47,860$23.011,590
Health Education Specialists$80,670$38.782,690
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$59,980$28.841,090
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$107,920not published14,890
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,720$22.4613,200
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$121,730$58.52490
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$103,150$49.59870
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$45,360$21.812,490
Healthcare Social Workers$61,900$29.769,630
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$45,160$21.714,160
Hearing Aid Specialists$58,080$27.92870
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,800$23.461,520
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,400$30.0015,880
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,580$28.1687,550
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$37,210$17.89470
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$58,930$28.3390
Helpers--Carpenters$43,880$21.10560
Helpers--Electricians$38,880$18.691,000
Helpers--Extraction Workers$48,290$23.22370
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,500$19.952,540
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$42,150$20.27920
Helpers--Production Workers$41,060$19.746,450
Helpers--Roofers$41,320$19.8770
Highway Maintenance Workers$47,690$22.9311,140
Historians$71,970$34.6070
History Teachers, Postsecondary$98,850not published960
Home Appliance Repairers$51,990$25.001,010
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,420$14.14257,370
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$29,170$14.0218,020
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$31,330$15.067,880
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,800$23.462,700
Human Resources Managers$133,060$63.978,230
Human Resources Specialists$70,450$33.8736,960
Hydrologic Technicians$65,420$31.45100
Hydrologists$91,730$44.10160
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$65,260$31.381,790
Industrial Engineers$99,560$47.8713,180
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,840$30.6922,160
Industrial Production Managers$109,140$52.4710,200
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,730$22.9542,110
Information Security Analysts$117,770$56.624,660
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$51,130$24.582,650
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,320$23.2325,870
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,180$23.175,380
Instructional Coordinators$75,580$36.347,540
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$50,600$24.33610
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$80,770$38.83590
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$95,720$46.02310
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,420$23.767,020
Insurance Sales Agents$73,370$35.2819,390
Insurance Underwriters$78,950$37.965,160
Interior Designers$62,400$30.001,820
Interpreters and Translators$57,040$27.421,420
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,070$21.193,640
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,520$17.5686,920
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$54,880$26.39760
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$110,580$53.16not published
Judicial Law Clerks$50,590$24.32970
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$64,430not published2,510
Labor Relations Specialists$91,320$43.903,470
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,480$20.43131,050
Landscape Architects$77,130$37.08910
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,500$18.9934,850
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$57,020$27.41580
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$34,060$16.386,290
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$121,310not published710
Lawyers$157,180$75.5727,170
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$59,350$28.53150
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,430$24.736,230
Legal Support Workers, All Other$75,190$36.15970
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$62,880$30.235,050
Library Assistants, Clerical$30,690$14.763,930
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$86,250not published30
Library Technicians$46,100$22.161,560
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,940$30.7438,260
Life Scientists, All Other$83,680$40.23290
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$57,680$27.732,630
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$29,480$14.175,450
Light Truck Drivers$44,120$21.2142,380
Lighting Technicians$57,660$27.72100
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$75,240$36.17not published
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,350$22.774,330
Loan Officers$69,300$33.328,140
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$38,460$18.49580
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$52,160$25.08530
Locomotive Engineers$82,460$39.641,430
Lodging Managers$60,980$29.32not published
Log Graders and Scalers$44,550$21.42330
Logging Equipment Operators$46,880$22.54360
Logisticians$79,340$38.159,980
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$41,220$19.821,390
Machinists$57,810$27.7912,380
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$91,120$43.812,250
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,870$16.2925,650
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$37,980$18.262,810
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$61,080$29.361,260
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,290$23.7055,590
Management Analysts$93,830$45.1134,420
Managers, All Other$131,600$63.2720,170
Manicurists and Pedicurists$27,990$13.469,610
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers$39,920$19.19170
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$68,760$33.0631,040
Marketing Managers$150,810$72.5113,840
Marriage and Family Therapists$66,040$31.752,350
Massage Therapists$58,300$28.032,990
Material Moving Workers, All Other$41,690$20.05380
Materials Engineers$98,030$47.13720
Materials Scientists$106,920$51.41100
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$82,170not published2,000
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$36,480$17.541,600
Mechanical Door Repairers$54,360$26.141,040
Mechanical Drafters$63,480$30.522,330
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$70,820$34.051,620
Mechanical Engineers$97,920$47.0813,550
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$75,600$36.35580
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$69,470$33.40470
Medical Appliance Technicians$60,920$29.29200
Medical Assistants$43,920$21.1223,050
Medical Dosimetrists$142,850$68.68160
Medical Equipment Preparers$45,820$22.033,450
Medical Equipment Repairers$62,890$30.241,420
Medical Records Specialists$46,840$22.526,970
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$99,190$47.6912,630
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,930$21.6027,600
Medical Transcriptionists$41,510$19.961,130
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,670$49.8430,480
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$58,170$27.963,940
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$48,290$23.213,500
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,740$18.145,230
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,350$21.80800
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$55,910$26.881,230
Meter Readers, Utilities$78,450$37.72860
Microbiologists$84,650$40.70670
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,930not published22,720
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,690$22.93410
Millwrights$64,410$30.961,700
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$87,020$41.84not published
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,160$21.2357,780
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$54,950$26.42620
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,550$24.304,380
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,870$30.716,870
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$52,990$25.4840
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$45,310$21.781,690
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,760$22.487,000
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$63,580$30.57910
Motion Picture Projectionists$29,850$14.3540
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$32,790$15.761,320
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$51,520$24.77400
Motorcycle Mechanics$50,050$24.06490
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,070$23.117,960
Museum Technicians and Conservators$47,150$22.67310
Music Directors and Composers$61,160$29.41580
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$47,520$22.85240
Musicians and Singersnot publishednot published1,160
Natural Sciences Managers$137,900$66.307,980
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$86,140$41.427,750
Neurologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more30
New Accounts Clerks$47,330$22.751,400
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalistsnot publishednot published1,160
Nuclear Engineers$133,250$64.06340
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$94,570$45.47740
Nuclear Technicians$124,070$59.65310
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530$106.502,500
Nurse Midwives$119,990$57.69320
Nurse Practitioners$130,140$62.5710,670
Nursing Assistants$44,590$21.4467,740
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,460not published4,290
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more260
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$87,050$41.854,890
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$61,640$29.641,020
Occupational Therapists$98,440$47.336,560
Occupational Therapy Aides$37,100$17.84320
Occupational Therapy Assistants$71,590$34.422,560
Office Clerks, General$44,950$21.61107,500
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$36,720$17.661,230
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$48,170$23.162,970
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,530$29.1022,120
Operations Research Analysts$79,640$38.293,220
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$37,680$18.12510
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$45,050$21.662,890
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$304,290$146.29310
Opticians, Dispensing$45,450$21.852,230
Optometrists$135,400$65.101,720
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons$553,740$266.22not published
Order Clerks$46,840$22.522,570
Orderlies$40,140$19.303,550
Orthodontists$311,180$149.61not published
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$354,020$170.20240
Orthotists and Prosthetists$81,460$39.16430
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,270$22.241,590
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,480$21.3919,340
Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,960$17.7722,990
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$52,120$25.065,980
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$41,660$20.03180
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,780$24.897,410
Paperhangers$61,800$29.7130
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$63,370$30.4714,670
Paramedics$61,000$29.334,750
Parking Attendants$31,100$14.954,930
Parking Enforcement Workers$45,770$22.00660
Parts Salespersons$38,520$18.5210,430
Passenger Attendants$33,000$15.87500
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic$54,150$26.03160
Patternmakers, Wood$55,020$26.45not published
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$56,010$26.93520
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$55,690$26.785,170
Pediatricians, General$226,440$108.861,120
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$27,590$13.271,980
Personal Financial Advisors$105,200$50.5812,200
Personal Service Managers, All Other$72,640$34.92280
Pest Control Workers$45,720$21.982,260
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$48,870$23.50360
Petroleum Engineers$101,880$48.98600
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$83,870$40.32820
Pharmacists$138,160$66.4214,090
Pharmacy Aides$39,470$18.981,210
Pharmacy Technicians$40,040$19.2518,880
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$76,600not published1,280
Phlebotomists$43,910$21.115,510
Photographers$40,520$19.481,870
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$37,340$17.95160
Physical Scientists, All Other$134,780$64.80460
Physical Therapist Aides$35,520$17.081,200
Physical Therapist Assistants$62,580$30.094,270
Physical Therapists$101,380$48.7411,710
Physician Assistants$127,070$61.099,020
Physicians, All Other$217,310$104.4823,800
Physicians, Pathologists$413,370$198.74210
Physicists$210,990$101.44230
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$98,370not published580
Pile Driver Operators$93,550$44.9890
Pipelayers$41,600$20.00590
Plant and System Operators, All Other$50,840$24.44620
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$70,030$33.67180
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,590$21.921,740
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$68,080$32.7313,620
Podiatrists$155,050$74.54390
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$85,470$41.0926,510
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$97,230not published660
Political Scientists$140,020$67.3270
Postal Service Clerks$61,050$29.353,650
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880$28.7913,900
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430$27.615,630
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$97,530$46.89800
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$65,400not published12,100
Pourers and Casters, Metal$47,220$22.70290
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$98,930$47.56560
Power Plant Operators$95,800$46.061,010
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$33,870$16.28380
Prepress Technicians and Workers$49,100$23.61910
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$36,050$17.3322,760
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$29,880$14.36700
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$43,010$20.681,640
Printing Press Operators$47,010$22.607,150
Private Detectives and Investigators$51,200$24.621,220
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$67,370$32.394,310
Procurement Clerks$53,800$25.872,360
Producers and Directors$75,460$36.284,200
Production Workers, All Other$44,290$21.298,490
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,240$28.488,790
Project Management Specialists$100,150$48.1536,150
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$47,510$22.84230
Property Appraisers and Assessors$57,920$27.851,430
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$65,680$31.589,370
Protective Service Workers, All Other$34,320$16.505,720
Psychiatric Aides$44,790$21.531,620
Psychiatric Technicians$43,930$21.1210,340
Psychiatrists$278,970$134.12830
Psychologists, All Other$95,650$45.98780
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$75,960not published2,120
Public Relations Managers$118,050$56.752,210
Public Relations Specialists$57,460$27.6211,180
Public Safety Telecommunicators$49,890$23.983,620
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$60,660$29.16190
Purchasing Managers$141,790$68.172,530
Radiation Therapists$100,540$48.34560
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$103,010$49.52240
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,050$36.568,090
Radiologists$455,380$218.931,360
Rail Car Repairers$62,350$29.98970
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$65,380$31.4340
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$59,800$28.75830
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$55,470$26.67350
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$83,610$40.202,750
Real Estate Brokersnot publishednot published1,200
Real Estate Sales Agents$56,040$26.945,510
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,810$17.7037,830
Recreation Workers$35,710$17.179,850
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$83,150not published640
Recreational Therapists$58,940$28.34720
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$48,240$23.19640
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,240$23.196,220
Registered Nurses$96,430$46.36146,520
Rehabilitation Counselors$48,650$23.394,130
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$74,670$35.90not published
Religious Workers, All Other$34,580$16.63940
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,380$21.344,020
Residential Advisors$40,010$19.244,380
Respiratory Therapists$78,490$37.746,530
Retail Salespersons$31,200$15.00141,790
Riggers$60,140$28.92360
Rock Splitters, Quarry$48,580$23.36260
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$66,970$32.203,070
Roofers$55,710$26.793,830
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$61,780$29.70390
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$47,520$22.851,610
Sailors and Marine Oilers$38,810$18.66210
Sales Engineers$98,500$47.351,980
Sales Managers$130,610$62.7920,460
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$64,480$31.0039,920
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,130$31.7951,270
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$103,790$49.907,190
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$42,450$20.413,340
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$40,590$19.521,720
School Bus Monitors$35,290$16.973,180
School Psychologists$82,190$39.512,600
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,800not published52,240
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,270$22.2565,310
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$71,840$34.5415,510
Security Guards$37,050$17.8143,610
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,500$28.612,650
Self-Enrichment Teachers$41,740$20.0715,270
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$46,430$22.32340
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,390$23.262,150
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$52,070$25.041,530
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$54,780$26.341,520
Set and Exhibit Designers$59,670$28.69120
Sewers, Hand$35,560$17.09230
Sewing Machine Operators$35,640$17.133,390
Shampooers$26,130$12.561,000
Sheet Metal Workers$61,400$29.523,260
Ship Engineers$80,210$38.5690
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,780$22.0130,940
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$34,870$16.77120
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,230$16.4614,410
Signal and Track Switch Repairersnot publishednot published260
Skincare Specialists$43,620$20.972,560
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$37,330$17.954,410
Social Science Research Assistants$54,610$26.26860
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$48,710not published1,090
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$97,640$46.94620
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$75,920not published1,050
Social Workers, All Other$74,430$35.791,730
Social and Community Service Managers$75,280$36.1910,220
Social and Human Service Assistants$44,050$21.1824,340
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$99,660not published440
Software Developers$126,550$60.8455,920
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$93,030$44.734,530
Soil and Plant Scientists$70,550$33.92200
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$47,760$22.961,210
Sound Engineering Technicians$49,490$23.79160
Special Education Teachers, All Other$76,530not published450
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$72,680not published7,640
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$77,040not published3,710
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$83,510not published490
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,000not published11,040
Special Effects Artists and Animators$71,760$34.50300
Speech-Language Pathologists$92,960$44.696,570
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$72,900$35.051,730
Statistical Assistants$48,740$23.43280
Statisticians$93,830$45.111,630
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,640$17.62119,840
Stonemasons$59,060$28.39160
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$82,970$39.891,610
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$51,640$24.831,690
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$52,010$25.0130,620
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$44,870$21.5722,360
Surgeons, All Other$239,200 or more$115.00 or morenot published
Surgical Assistants$60,550$29.11240
Surgical Technologists$62,680$30.144,490
Survey Researchers$63,310$30.44not published
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$58,270$28.021,340
Surveyors$75,950$36.511,610
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$36,890$17.741,350
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$48,310$23.23610
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$48,120$23.1390
Tapers$82,240$39.5460
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$56,870$27.343,540
Tax Preparers$61,270$29.462,010
Taxi Drivers$35,480$17.06210
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$58,420not published1,480
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,740not published48,310
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$38,020not published2,480
Technical Writers$87,620$42.121,330
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$64,960$31.235,220
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$81,020$38.953,890
Telemarketers$28,430$13.671,710
Tellers$40,200$19.3314,800
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$38,420$18.47250
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,690$17.64230
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,580$21.92510
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,830$18.67500
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$39,470$18.98240
Therapists, All Other$62,310$29.96710
Tile and Stone Setters$70,230$33.77880
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters$71,770$34.50not published
Tire Builders$45,270$21.77360
Tire Repairers and Changers$37,840$18.193,170
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$52,220$25.112,220
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$39,550$19.01170
Tool and Die Makers$61,160$29.403,380
Tour and Travel Guides$32,910$15.821,970
Traffic Technicians$65,610$31.5560
Training and Development Managers$122,150$58.731,480
Training and Development Specialists$71,350$34.3014,780
Transportation Inspectors$81,550$39.21340
Transportation Security Screeners$67,330$32.371,460
Transportation Workers, All Other$28,250$13.58not published
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,240$50.608,540
Travel Agents$47,720$22.941,470
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$58,200$27.983,160
Tutors$36,270$17.444,540
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$44,200not published320
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other$54,480$26.1950
Upholsterers$42,860$20.61280
Urban and Regional Planners$80,810$38.85860
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$29,130$14.004,330
Veterinarians$133,520$64.193,490
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$37,140$17.863,760
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,430$22.326,620
Waiters and Waitresses$34,690$16.6882,300
Watch and Clock Repairers$59,880$28.79not published
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$63,310$30.444,660
Web Developers$86,380$41.531,670
Web and Digital Interface Designers$104,160$50.082,820
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,480$23.792,100
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$52,900$25.4317,850
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,530$22.851,120
Wellhead Pumpers$45,490$21.87640
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$60,830$29.2550
Woodworkers, All Other$61,880$29.7550
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$44,980$21.633,310
Word Processors and Typists$41,000$19.711,170
Writers and Authors$77,410$37.221,080
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$78,540$37.76200

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Pennsylvania

By median pay, Pennsylvania is number 26 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $28,920 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $117,860. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $36,690 to $78,270. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $65,730, 32% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 6,064,600 jobs counted here are 3.9% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Pennsylvania are Office and Administrative Support (659,020 jobs, 11%), Transportation and Material Moving (573,540 jobs, 9%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (489,740 jobs, 8%) and Sales and Related (474,630 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Shampooers (3.2 times the national share), Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (3.1 times the national share) and Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians (2.8 times the national share). The table on this page lists 791 occupations; for 16 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 472 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 95 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 267 pay less and 110 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Gambling Dealers ($48,230 here, $34,320 nationally), Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic ($66,970 here, $50,140 nationally) and Structural Iron and Steel Workers ($82,970 here, $62,780 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Cooks, Short Order ($19,910 here, $35,880 nationally), Flight Attendants ($39,520 here, $63,580 nationally) and Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other ($27,590 here, $41,600 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Pennsylvania

What is the median salary in Pennsylvania?

The median pay of all employees in Pennsylvania was $49,690 a year ($23.89 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Pennsylvania?

Home Health and Personal Care Aides, with 257,370 jobs and a median pay of $29,420 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Pennsylvania?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Cardiologists ($579,120), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons ($553,740) and Anesthesiologists ($461,390). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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