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title: "Average Salary in Pennsylvania"
description: "Mean $65,730, median $49,690 in Pennsylvania (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/pennsylvania"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Pennsylvania

Mean annual wage $65,730, median $49,690 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $50,930 (rank 39 of 51 by that measure; rank 26 nominal).

| Percentile | Pennsylvania | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $28,920 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $36,690 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $49,690 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $78,270 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $117,860 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 97.6 |
| Housing (rents) | 85.1 |
| Goods | 99.4 |
| Utilities | 109.3 |
| Other services | 99.8 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $116,330 | 460,720 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $99,930 | 181,360 |
| Legal | $96,230 | 47,170 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $92,330 | 91,260 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $81,590 | 437,740 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $80,980 | 59,660 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $79,020 | 383,000 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $61,820 | 368,330 |
| Construction and Extraction | $60,520 | 219,050 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $59,510 | 224,700 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $57,550 | 66,910 |
| Community and Social Service | $52,350 | 122,720 |
| Production | $47,710 | 366,080 |
| Protective Service | $47,690 | 135,600 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $46,720 | 659,390 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $44,390 | 573,840 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $38,930 | 7,750 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $37,190 | 166,320 |
| Sales | $36,650 | 474,770 |
| Personal Care and Service | $34,880 | 132,420 |
| Healthcare Support | $34,270 | 395,970 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $30,770 | 489,850 |

## Most common jobs

- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 172,010 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 146,520 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 142,220 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 141,790 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 131,050 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 119,840 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 110,950 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 107,500 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 94,340 workers
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 87,550 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Cardiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiologist): $579,120 median
- [Radiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiologist): $455,380 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $306,030 median
- [Psychiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatrist): $278,970 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $232,560 median
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $226,440 median
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $221,530 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $217,310 median
- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $213,310 median
- [Airline Pilot](https://nuecareer.com/careers/airline-pilot): $164,990 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Shampooer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/shampooer): 3.19x the national share
- [Rolling Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rolling-machine-setter-operator-and-tender-metal-and-plastic): 3.12x the national share
- [Ambulance Driver and Attendant, Except Emergency Medical Technicians](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ambulance-driver-and-attendant): 2.84x the national share
- [Heat Treating Equipment Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/heat-treating-equipment-setter-operator-and-tender-metal-and-plastic): 2.78x the national share
- [Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairer): 2.62x the national share
- [Crossing Guard and Flagger](https://nuecareer.com/careers/crossing-guard-and-flagger): 2.56x the national share
- [Foundry Mold and Coremaker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/foundry-mold-and-coremaker): 2.47x the national share
- [Social Work Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/social-work-teacher-postsecondary): 2.13x the national share
- [Chemist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chemist): 2.11x the national share
- [Biochemist and Biophysicist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biochemist-and-biophysicist): 2.08x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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