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
Media Programming Directors	$75,460	4,200	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$75,280	10,220	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$75,270	12,910	View salary detail
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	$75,240	—	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$75,190	970	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,990	28,900	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,910	3,390	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$74,710	650	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$74,710	650	View salary detail
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$74,670	—	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$74,430	1,730	View salary detail
Firefighters	$73,460	5,020	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$73,370	19,390	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$73,180	140	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$72,900	1,730	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$72,720	500	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$72,640	280	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$72,640	280	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$72,640	280	View salary detail
Historians	$71,970	70	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$71,840	15,510	View salary detail
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters	$71,770	—	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$71,760	300	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$71,590	2,560	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$71,350	14,780	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$70,820	1,620	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$70,820	1,620	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$70,640	4,910	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$70,550	200	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$70,450	36,960	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$70,230	880	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$70,110	770	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$70,030	180	View salary detail
Embalmers	$69,950	50	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$69,560	2,910	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,470	470	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$69,300	8,140	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$68,990	1,220	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$68,930	1,610	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$68,930	1,610	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$68,930	1,610	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$68,810	110	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$68,760	31,040	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$68,760	31,040	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$68,080	13,620	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$68,080	13,620	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$67,890	310	View salary detail
Electricians	$67,600	22,730	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$67,410	4,270	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$67,370	4,310	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.