Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA moved from $45,400 in May 2024 to $46,330 in May 2025 (+2.0%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA sits -1.1 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Home Health and Personal Care Aides shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Home Health and Personal Care Aides publishes $29,460 here versus $35,800 nationally (-17.7%; 9,970metro-area jobs). Next is Waiters and Waitresses at $29,770 locally versus $35,230 nationally (-15.5%).
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,460 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA sits 17.7% below the national Home Health and Personal Care Aides median of $35,800 (9,970 published local jobs).
- Waiters and Waitresses$29,770 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA sits 15.5% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (3,200 published local jobs).
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$37,780 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA sits 15.4% below the national Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators median of $44,650 (3,790 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$82,650 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA sits 15.3% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (5,400 published local jobs).
Home Health and Personal Care Aides and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 42540 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #320/528
- RPP-LOW 93.6
- OCC-MOST 448 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $297K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-INLINE -1.1 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Monroe, MI
- BOOK-FULL 439 rows · May 2025
Read with Monroe, MI ($11 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Employment scale inside Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA's top-pay list
Financial Managers and Software Developers lead published employment inside Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 920 jobs · $124,920
- 2. Software Developers 730 jobs · $119,960
- 3. Physicians, All Other 640 jobs · $232,880
- 4. Sales Managers 600 jobs · $116,120
- 5. Pharmacists 570 jobs · $130,950
- 6. Managers, All Other 540 jobs · $111,970
- 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers 430 jobs · $135,700
- 8. Nurse Practitioners 430 jobs · $126,820
- 9. Physician Assistants 310 jobs · $126,230
- 10. Chief Executives 270 jobs · $216,530
- 11. Human Resources Managers 270 jobs · $110,000
- 12. Marketing Managers 250 jobs · $127,000
- 13. Architectural and Engineering Managers 210 jobs · $156,420
- 14. Dentists, General 170 jobs · $195,480
- 15. Veterinarians 100 jobs · $126,960
- 16. Computer Network Architects 90 jobs · $114,570
- 17. Optometrists 80 jobs · $133,010
- 18. Family Medicine Physicians 70 jobs · $297,430
Occupations Tracked
448
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$56,229
employment-weighted, 439 complete rows
Top Salary
$297,430
Family Medicine Physicians
Cost of Living
93.6
6% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Medicine Physicians | $297,430 |
| 2 | Physicians, All Other | $232,880 |
| 3 | Chief Executives | $216,530 |
| 4 | Nurse Anesthetists | $199,800 |
| 5 | Dentists, General | $195,480 |
| 6 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $156,420 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $135,700 |
| 8 | Optometrists | $133,010 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $130,950 |
| 10 | Marketing Managers | $127,000 |
| 11 | Veterinarians | $126,960 |
| 12 | Nurse Practitioners | $126,820 |
| 13 | Physician Assistants | $126,230 |
| 14 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $125,800 |
| 15 | Financial Managers | $124,920 |
| 16 | Database Architects | $120,890 |
| 17 | Software Developers | $119,960 |
| 18 | Purchasing Managers | $119,920 |
| 19 | Sales Managers | $116,120 |
| 20 | Computer Network Architects | $114,570 |
| 21 | Managers, All Other | $111,970 |
| 22 | Training and Development Managers | $111,600 |
| 23 | Actuaries | $110,300 |
| 24 | Human Resources Managers | $110,000 |
| 25 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $109,470 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Shampooers | $19,690 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $22,920 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $23,260 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $26,530 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,520 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $27,720 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $27,840 |
| Bartenders | $28,010 |
| Dishwashers | $28,100 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $28,130 |
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 ($56,229 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
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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