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
Budget Analysts	$84,240	1,490	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$84,180	910	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$83,870	820	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$83,680	290	View salary detail
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters	$83,610	2,750	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$83,510	490	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$83,380	400	View salary detail
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,150	640	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$82,970	1,610	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$82,870	5,930	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,710	2,980	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$82,610	770	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$82,460	1,430	View salary detail
Tapers	$82,240	60	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$82,190	2,600	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,170	2,000	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,070	2,990	View salary detail
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	$81,680	740	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$81,550	520	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$81,550	340	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$81,550	340	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$81,550	340	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$81,540	26,860	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$81,540	26,860	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$81,460	430	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$81,020	3,890	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$80,810	860	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$80,810	1,370	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$80,770	590	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,670	2,530	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$80,670	2,690	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$80,610	7,970	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$80,590	27,250	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$80,590	27,250	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$80,590	27,250	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$80,590	27,250	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$80,590	27,250	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$80,470	950	View salary detail
Agricultural Engineers	$80,300	—	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$80,280	1,930	View salary detail
Ship Engineers	$80,210	90	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$79,660	130	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$79,640	3,220	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$79,400	20,220	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$79,340	9,980	View salary detail
Logisticians	$79,340	9,980	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$79,340	9,980	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$79,000	54,290	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$78,950	5,160	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,800	52,240	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.