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
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,0707,960View salary detail
Food Science Technicians$48,060590View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists$48,040640View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$48,000370View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$47,9908,980View salary detail
Crematory Operators$47,980140View salary detail
Dental Assistants$47,93012,080View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,9202,390View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,8608,890View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$47,8601,590View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers$47,790260View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$47,7601,210View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,73042,110View salary detail
Travel Agents$47,7201,470View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$47,69011,140View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,690410View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,6503,830View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$47,6103,300View salary detail
Bailiffs$47,600610View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School$47,53023,670View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,5301,120View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$47,5201,610View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$47,520240View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$47,5103,160View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$47,510230View salary detail
Furniture Finishers$47,450790View salary detail
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$47,380240View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,3504,330View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$47,3301,400View salary detail
Pourers and Casters, Metal$47,220290View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators$47,150310View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators$47,100390View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$47,0107,150View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$46,9206,250View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,89015,800View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators$46,880360View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,8501,630View salary detail
Order Clerks$46,8402,570View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$46,8406,970View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,7607,000View salary detail
Patient Representatives$46,72013,200View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$46,72013,200View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,72013,200View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$46,72013,200View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,69040,970View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$46,6606,680View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$46,6001,780View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$46,430340View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,4306,620View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,370180View 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.