Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $83,210 here versus $105,770 nationally (-21.3%; 3,680metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $79,930 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-18.1%).
- General and Operations Managers$83,210 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area sits 21.3% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,680 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$79,930 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area sits 18.1% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,390 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$30,100 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area sits 15.0% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (3,480 published local jobs).
- Office Clerks, General$38,780 in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area sits 13.8% below the national Office Clerks, General median of $45,010 (2,710 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 4200004 · Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #346/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 364 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $305K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Gainesville, GA
- BOOK-FULL 358 rows · May 2025
Read with Gainesville, GA (+$12 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 Southwestern Pennsylvania n…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary lead published employment inside Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 480 jobs · $115,520
- 2. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 410 jobs · $101,860
- 3. Physicians, All Other 360 jobs · $305,350
- 4. Pharmacists 330 jobs · $136,960
- 5. Sales Managers 320 jobs · $120,440
- 6. Physician Assistants 290 jobs · $123,480
- 7. Industrial Production Managers 290 jobs · $108,450
- 8. Nurse Practitioners 240 jobs · $122,040
- 9. Managers, All Other 220 jobs · $107,720
- 10. Software Developers 210 jobs · $100,410
- 11. Computer and Information Systems Managers 190 jobs · $128,060
- 12. Personal Financial Advisors 180 jobs · $100,990
- 13. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 170 jobs · $103,020
- 14. Chief Executives 130 jobs · $217,960
- 15. Architectural and Engineering Managers 120 jobs · $152,370
- 16. Marketing Managers 110 jobs · $132,900
- 17. Human Resources Managers 100 jobs · $108,220
- 18. Education Administrators, Postsecondary 90 jobs · $104,710
Occupations Tracked
364
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$55,310
employment-weighted, 358 complete rows
Top Salary
$305,350
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Southwestern 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 | Financial Managers | $115,520 |
| 2 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $101,860 |
| 3 | Physicians, All Other | $305,350 |
| 4 | Pharmacists | $136,960 |
| 5 | Sales Managers | $120,440 |
| 6 | Physician Assistants | $123,480 |
| 7 | Industrial Production Managers | $108,450 |
| 8 | Nurse Practitioners | $122,040 |
| 9 | Managers, All Other | $107,720 |
| 10 | Software Developers | $100,410 |
| 11 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $128,060 |
| 12 | Personal Financial Advisors | $100,990 |
| 13 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $103,020 |
| 14 | Chief Executives | $217,960 |
| 15 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $152,370 |
| 16 | Marketing Managers | $132,900 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $108,220 |
| 18 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $104,710 |
| 19 | Family Medicine Physicians | $303,830 |
| 20 | Sales Engineers | $100,240 |
| 21 | Dentists, General | $165,010 |
| 22 | Veterinarians | $124,190 |
| 23 | Purchasing Managers | $124,040 |
| 24 | Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $108,010 |
| 25 | Optometrists | $128,600 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Bartenders | $21,380 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $22,620 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $23,570 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $26,120 |
| Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other | $26,170 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $26,890 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $26,890 |
| Dishwashers | $26,950 |
| Word Processors and Typists | $27,430 |
| Animal Caretakers | $27,640 |
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 ($55,310 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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