Average Salary in Pennsylvania
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Pennsylvania. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$63,690Rank #24 of 51
- Median annual wage$48,550Rank #26 of 51
- Median household income$77,545ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity97.6US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$65,256Rank #32 at national prices
- Total employment6,014,180Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $63,690 is $15,140 (31.2 %) above the median of $48,550, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Pennsylvania are about 2.4 % below the national average (RPP 97.6, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Pennsylvania buys what $65,256 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Pennsylvania is $77,545 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Pennsylvania
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $155,840 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $155,050 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $133,720 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $122,240 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $107,450 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $103,660 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $101,640 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $101,420 |
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