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
Transportation Security Screeners	$67,330	1,460	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$67,230	1,770	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$66,970	3,070	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$66,330	1,080	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$66,130	51,270	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$66,040	2,350	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$65,960	2,710	View salary detail
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	$65,900	40	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$65,870	5,320	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$65,870	5,320	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$65,680	9,370	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$65,610	60	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$65,420	100	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$65,400	12,100	View salary detail
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers	$65,380	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$65,270	56,600	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,260	1,790	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$65,260	1,790	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$65,190	1,630	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$65,100	670	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$64,960	5,220	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$64,800	5,370	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$64,750	10,530	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$64,480	39,920	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$64,430	2,510	View salary detail
Millwrights	$64,410	1,700	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$63,940	38,260	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$63,870	6,870	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$63,860	9,170	View salary detail
Fashion Designers	$63,840	320	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,840	22,160	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$63,730	6,180	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$63,700	370	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,650	2,290	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$63,580	910	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$63,480	2,330	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$63,460	15,560	View salary detail
Editors	$63,460	3,240	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$63,370	14,670	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$63,310	4,660	View salary detail
Survey Researchers	$63,310	—	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$63,200	700	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,160	4,780	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$63,150	980	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$62,890	1,420	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$62,880	5,050	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$62,680	4,490	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$62,580	4,270	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,400	15,880	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$62,400	1,820	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.