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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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts$78,6104,030View salary detail
Financial Specialists, All Other$78,6104,030View salary detail
Financial Quantitative Analysts$78,6104,030View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$78,540200View salary detail
Financial Examiners$78,5002,590View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists$78,4906,530View salary detail
Cost Estimators$78,4809,420View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,4604,290View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities$78,450860View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists$78,3104,170View salary detail
Foresters$78,280310View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$78,220100View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$78,1201,330View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$78,0002,080View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$77,980690View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,93022,720View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$77,7901,530View salary detail
Animal Scientists$77,66090View salary detail
Writers and Authors$77,4101,080View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers$77,4101,080View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,29013,270View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$77,2804,170View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$77,2101,060View salary detail
Landscape Architects$77,130910View salary detail
Chemists$77,0906,800View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,06048,370View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$77,0403,710View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,00011,040View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$76,6001,280View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists$76,530450View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other$76,530450View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists$76,1103,020View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners$76,1103,020View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts$76,1103,020View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$76,1103,020View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$76,0703,470View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,0508,090View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$76,04080View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$75,9602,120View salary detail
Surveyors$75,9501,610View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors$75,9501,610View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$75,9201,050View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$75,890160View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$75,7604,840View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$75,620450View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$75,600580View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators$75,5807,540View salary detail
Talent Directors$75,4604,200View salary detail
Producers and Directors$75,4604,200View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers$75,4604,200View 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.