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
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$100,880	140	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$100,780	1,810	View salary detail
Biologists	$100,780	1,810	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$100,780	1,810	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$100,780	1,810	View salary detail
Geneticists	$100,780	1,810	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$100,540	560	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$100,150	36,150	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$100,110	2,450	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,660	440	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$99,560	13,180	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$99,560	13,180	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$99,560	13,180	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$99,560	13,180	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$99,190	12,630	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$98,930	560	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,850	960	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$98,550	19,450	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$98,550	19,450	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$98,500	1,980	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$98,440	6,560	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$98,440	6,560	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,370	580	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$98,030	720	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$98,010	800	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$97,920	13,550	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$97,920	13,550	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$97,920	13,550	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$97,850	15,870	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$97,850	15,870	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$97,850	15,870	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$97,640	620	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$97,640	620	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$97,580	3,370	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$97,580	3,370	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$97,580	3,370	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$97,530	800	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,500	1,520	View salary detail
Art Directors	$97,450	1,250	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,230	660	View salary detail
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,120	220	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$97,030	3,760	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$96,430	146,520	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$96,430	146,520	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$96,430	146,520	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$96,430	146,520	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$96,430	146,520	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,010	260	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$95,800	1,010	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$95,800	1,010	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.