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
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$38,810	210	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$38,760	4,040	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$38,520	10,430	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$38,460	580	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$38,430	970	View salary detail
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,420	250	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$38,340	3,540	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$38,020	2,480	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$37,980	2,810	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,840	3,170	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$37,740	5,230	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$37,680	510	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$37,340	160	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,330	4,410	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$37,330	15,100	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$37,210	470	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,140	3,760	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$37,100	320	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,050	43,610	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,010	2,940	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,960	22,990	View salary detail
Barbers	$36,920	530	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$36,910	720	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$36,890	1,350	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,810	37,830	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,790	19,350	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$36,720	1,230	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$36,690	230	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,640	119,840	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,580	54,100	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,540	24,490	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,520	86,920	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$36,480	1,600	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,360	10,380	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$36,300	1,930	View salary detail
Tutors	$36,270	4,540	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$36,220	660	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,050	22,760	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,920	1,840	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$35,810	9,410	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$35,710	9,850	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,640	3,390	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$35,560	140	View salary detail
Sewers, Hand	$35,560	230	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$35,520	1,200	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$35,480	210	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$35,360	1,330	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$35,290	3,180	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$34,870	120	View salary detail
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other	$34,820	670	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.