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
Nuclear Engineers	$133,250	340	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$133,060	8,230	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$132,350	460	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$131,840	6,080	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$131,840	6,080	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$131,600	20,170	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$131,600	20,170	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$131,600	20,170	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$131,600	20,170	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$131,600	20,170	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$131,600	20,170	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$131,600	20,170	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$130,610	20,460	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$130,300	330	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$130,140	10,670	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$127,070	9,020	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$127,070	9,020	View salary detail
Software Developers	$126,550	55,920	View salary detail
Actuaries	$125,040	1,710	View salary detail
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$124,070	310	View salary detail
Nuclear Technicians	$124,070	310	View salary detail
Advertising and Promotions Managers	$122,940	1,540	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$122,560	950	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$122,150	1,480	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$121,730	490	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$121,730	490	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$121,310	710	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$121,260	1,440	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$121,260	1,440	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$119,990	320	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$118,710	14,460	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$118,050	2,210	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$117,970	610	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$117,770	4,660	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$117,470	70	View salary detail
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$117,250	900	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$116,970	810	View salary detail
Economists	$115,000	560	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$115,000	560	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$111,280	1,950	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$110,820	6,970	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$110,580	—	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$109,140	10,200	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$109,140	10,200	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$109,140	10,200	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$109,140	10,200	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$109,140	10,200	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$109,140	10,200	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$108,950	3,250	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$108,950	3,250	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.