Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $82,410 here versus $105,770 nationally (-22.1%; 4,020metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $80,510 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-17.5%).
- General and Operations Managers$82,410 in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area sits 22.1% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (4,020 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$80,510 in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area sits 17.5% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,130 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$26,340 in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area sits 15.6% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (3,520 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$30,160 in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area sits 14.8% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (3,400 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 4200001 · Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $53K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #408/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 373 occs
- TOP-LEAD Nurse Anesthet… · $263K
- EMP-MIX Education Ad…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Central Kentucky…
- BOOK-FULL 367 rows · May 2025
Read with Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (+$25 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
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 Northwestern Pennsylvania n…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 500 jobs · $104,840
- 2. Financial Managers 490 jobs · $112,210
- 3. Industrial Production Managers 460 jobs · $100,520
- 4. Physicians, All Other 380 jobs · $211,890
- 5. Sales Managers 310 jobs · $115,010
- 6. Physician Assistants 300 jobs · $110,400
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 270 jobs · $120,360
- 8. Pharmacists 260 jobs · $133,910
- 9. Managers, All Other 240 jobs · $100,360
- 10. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 220 jobs · $104,240
- 11. Architectural and Engineering Managers 210 jobs · $133,470
- 12. Lawyers 200 jobs · $102,270
- 13. Computer and Information Systems Managers 160 jobs · $120,550
- 14. Software Developers 140 jobs · $102,310
- 15. Construction Managers 130 jobs · $99,900
- 16. Chief Executives 120 jobs · $150,910
- 17. Human Resources Managers 120 jobs · $108,280
- 18. Marketing Managers 110 jobs · $146,150
Occupations Tracked
373
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$53,236
employment-weighted, 367 complete rows
Top Salary
$262,930
Nurse Anesthetists
Top-pay occupations in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $104,840 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $112,210 |
| 3 | Industrial Production Managers | $100,520 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $211,890 |
| 5 | Sales Managers | $115,010 |
| 6 | Physician Assistants | $110,400 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $120,360 |
| 8 | Pharmacists | $133,910 |
| 9 | Managers, All Other | $100,360 |
| 10 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $104,240 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $133,470 |
| 12 | Lawyers | $102,270 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $120,550 |
| 14 | Software Developers | $102,310 |
| 15 | Construction Managers | $99,900 |
| 16 | Chief Executives | $150,910 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $108,280 |
| 18 | Marketing Managers | $146,150 |
| 19 | Dentists, General | $174,330 |
| 20 | Veterinarians | $127,160 |
| 21 | Purchasing Managers | $112,330 |
| 22 | Optometrists | $122,820 |
| 23 | Petroleum Engineers | $99,220 |
| 24 | Natural Sciences Managers | $110,370 |
| 25 | Nurse Anesthetists | $262,930 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other | $21,560 |
| Bartenders | $22,080 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $22,950 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $23,040 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $23,350 |
| Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other | $24,130 |
| Dishwashers | $24,440 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $24,960 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $25,310 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $26,340 |
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.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
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 ($53,236 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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