Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Pennsylvania

897 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Pennsylvania for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Chemical Technicians	$59,420	2,710	View salary detail
Carpenters	$59,370	30,630	View salary detail
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	$59,350	150	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,240	8,790	View salary detail
Counselors, All Other	$59,160	1,330	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$59,080	280	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$59,070	10,280	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$59,060	160	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$58,940	720	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$58,930	90	View salary detail
Glaziers	$58,810	1,510	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$58,670	30,560	View salary detail
Fence Erectors	$58,600	1,150	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,580	87,550	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$58,570	530	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$58,420	1,480	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$58,350	4,260	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$58,330	1,110	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$58,300	2,990	View salary detail
Clergy	$58,300	2,150	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$58,270	1,340	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$58,200	3,160	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$58,170	3,940	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$58,090	3,630	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$58,080	870	View salary detail
Machinists	$57,810	12,380	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$57,680	2,630	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$57,680	2,630	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$57,680	2,630	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$57,660	100	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$57,460	11,180	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,430	5,630	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$57,400	730	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$57,370	420	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$57,230	790	View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors	$57,100	250	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$57,040	1,420	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$57,020	580	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$56,890	3,080	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$56,870	3,540	View salary detail
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$56,630	6,230	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$56,380	4,100	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$56,210	1,480	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$56,040	5,510	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$56,010	520	View salary detail
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	$55,960	490	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$55,910	1,230	View salary detail
Roofers	$55,710	3,830	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$55,690	5,170	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$55,660	340	View salary detail

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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.