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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$50,82016,200View salary detail
Community Health Workers$50,7101,970View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$50,600610View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks$50,590970View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,5504,380View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$50,380450View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,280550View salary detail
Costume Attendants$50,270260View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers$50,250210View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens$50,25080View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$50,050490View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,9606,670View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators$49,8903,620View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,80029,400View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$49,660540View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$49,610410View salary detail
Freight Forwarders$49,5902,810View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents$49,5902,810View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians$49,490160View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,4802,100View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,4207,020View salary detail
Construction Laborers$49,40035,920View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,29055,590View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians$49,280930View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$49,100910View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$48,870360View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,8001,520View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,8002,700View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians$48,800110View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians$48,800110View salary detail
Statistical Assistants$48,740280View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts$48,7308,170View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$48,7101,090View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors$48,6504,130View salary detail
Rock Splitters, Quarry$48,580260View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,44048,920View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,3902,150View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$48,350510View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,3406,790View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,32025,870View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$48,310610View salary detail
Helpers--Extraction Workers$48,290370View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$48,2903,500View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,2406,220View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$48,240640View salary detail
Gambling Dealers$48,2302,970View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians$48,1805,380View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,1805,380View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$48,1702,970View salary detail
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$48,12090View 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.