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title: "Average Salary in Scranton, PA"
description: "Mean $56,800, median $46,330 in the Scranton metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Scranton, PA

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $56,800, median $46,330 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 255,620 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $49,520.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $28,040 |
| 25th | $35,550 |
| 50th | $46,330 |
| 75th | $64,550 |
| 90th | $95,560 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 93.6 |
| Housing (rents) | 67.0 |
| Goods | 100.7 |
| Utilities | 106.5 |
| Other services | 97.7 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $227,200
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $192,480
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $157,410
- [Financial Advisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-advisor): $147,530
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $146,410
- [Veterinarian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/veterinarian): $138,340
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $138,070
- [Optometrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/optometrist): $137,720
- [Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marketing-manager): $136,680
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $131,710

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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