Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Allentown, PA

627 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Allentown, PA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$39,240	50	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$39,170	980	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$39,090	660	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$39,030	390	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$38,990	60	View salary detail
Concierges	$38,950	120	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,950	9,880	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,880	210	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,700	190	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,570	1,750	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$38,540	690	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$38,490	1,160	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$38,470	100	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$38,450	400	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$38,450	400	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,970	2,850	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$37,960	190	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$37,950	100	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,720	250	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,700	6,500	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$37,690	1,350	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,540	2,610	View salary detail
Bakers	$37,400	620	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$37,300	40	View salary detail
Tutors	$37,300	260	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$37,240	90	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$37,130	90	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,120	3,200	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$36,770	120	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$36,720	270	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$36,610	160	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,400	250	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$36,360	60	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$36,120	700	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$36,070	60	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,020	2,570	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$35,860	510	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,820	340	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$35,780	1,420	View salary detail
Photographers	$35,400	170	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,020	1,670	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$34,770	40	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$34,630	5,310	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$34,620	610	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$34,510	640	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$34,370	950	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$34,320	30	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,120	780	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$33,790	80	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$33,620	90	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.