Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ moved from $47,770 in May 2024 to $48,990 in May 2025 (+2.6%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ sits -0.5 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education publishes $79,040 here versus $63,970 nationally (+23.6%; 4,260metro-area jobs). Next is Home Health and Personal Care Aides at $30,380 locally versus $35,800 nationally (-15.1%).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,040 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ sits 23.6% above the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (4,260 published local jobs).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$30,380 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ sits 15.1% below the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (12,030 published local jobs).
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,410 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ sits 15.1% below the national Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $69,990 (3,430 published local jobs).
- Medical and Health Services Managers$109,380 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ sits 11.7% below the national Medical and Health Services Managers median of $123,860 (2,060 published local jobs).
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 10900 · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $63K mean
MEAN-HIGH · RPP-MID · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-HIGH #130/528
- RPP-MID 100.0
- OCC-MOST 515 occs
- TOP-LEAD Orthopedic Sur… · $530K
- EMP-MIX Physicians,…
- TREND-INLINE -0.5 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Binghamton, NY
- BOOK-FULL 505 rows · May 2025
Read with Binghamton, NY ($9 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Employment scale inside Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ's top-pay list
Physicians, All Other and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Physicians, All Other 1,890 jobs · $258,750
- 2. Financial Managers 1,390 jobs · $146,030
- 3. Sales Managers 1,310 jobs · $135,220
- 4. Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,030 jobs · $165,660
- 5. Pharmacists 970 jobs · $138,390
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 790 jobs · $133,890
- 7. Marketing Managers 690 jobs · $153,930
- 8. Architectural and Engineering Managers 500 jobs · $166,180
- 9. Nurse Anesthetists 440 jobs · $211,130
- 10. Chief Executives 400 jobs · $279,080
- 11. Dentists, General 320 jobs · $155,750
- 12. Family Medicine Physicians 270 jobs · $371,260
- 13. Computer Hardware Engineers 190 jobs · $172,210
- 14. Purchasing Managers 160 jobs · $145,170
- 15. Emergency Medicine Physicians 110 jobs · $306,610
- 16. Database Architects 110 jobs · $160,300
- 17. Optometrists 100 jobs · $150,640
- 18. Pediatricians, General 80 jobs · $212,490
Occupations Tracked
515
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$63,439
employment-weighted, 505 complete rows
Top Salary
$529,890
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Cost of Living
100.0
0% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $529,890 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $371,260 |
| 3 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $331,550 |
| 4 | Psychiatrists | $307,290 |
| 5 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $306,610 |
| 6 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $298,430 |
| 7 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $296,980 |
| 8 | Chief Executives | $279,080 |
| 9 | Physicians, All Other | $258,750 |
| 10 | Pediatricians, General | $212,490 |
| 11 | Nurse Anesthetists | $211,130 |
| 12 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $172,210 |
| 13 | Commercial Pilots | $170,600 |
| 14 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $166,180 |
| 15 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $165,660 |
| 16 | Database Architects | $160,300 |
| 17 | Dentists, General | $155,750 |
| 18 | Marketing Managers | $153,930 |
| 19 | Optometrists | $150,640 |
| 20 | Financial Managers | $146,030 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $145,170 |
| 22 | Pharmacists | $138,390 |
| 23 | Sales Managers | $135,220 |
| 24 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $135,220 |
| 25 | Nurse Practitioners | $133,890 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Telemarketers | $27,100 |
| Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other | $27,400 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | $28,310 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $28,760 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,090 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $29,690 |
| Shampooers | $29,740 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $30,050 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $30,380 |
| Cashiers | $30,560 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in PA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
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Two OEWS peer sets outside PA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($63,439 here) and summed published employment.
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