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
Skincare Specialists	$43,620	2,560	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$43,310	10,160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$43,050	35,560	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$43,010	1,640	View salary detail
File Clerks	$42,920	2,830	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$42,910	10,780	View salary detail
Upholsterers	$42,860	280	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,710	1,580	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$42,480	131,050	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$42,480	131,050	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$42,450	3,340	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$42,150	920	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$41,740	15,270	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$41,690	380	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$41,660	180	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$41,620	1,350	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$41,600	590	View salary detail
Craft Artists	$41,600	230	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$41,510	1,130	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$41,500	2,540	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$41,320	70	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$41,220	1,390	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,060	6,450	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$41,000	1,170	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$40,590	1,720	View salary detail
Photographers	$40,520	1,870	View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	$40,510	140	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$40,270	140	View salary detail
Tellers	$40,200	14,800	View salary detail
Orderlies	$40,140	3,550	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$40,040	18,880	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$40,010	4,380	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$39,920	8,160	View salary detail
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$39,920	170	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$39,890	320	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,700	3,330	View salary detail
Concierges	$39,560	2,160	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$39,550	170	View salary detail
Flight Attendants	$39,520	2,290	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$39,500	34,850	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$39,470	1,210	View salary detail
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other	$39,470	240	View salary detail
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	$39,360	760	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$38,980	310	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$38,930	570	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$38,920	460	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$38,880	1,000	View salary detail
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,830	500	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$38,830	800	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,810	5,270	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.