Williamsport, PA Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Williamsport, PA - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Williamsport, PA moved from $45,310 in May 2024 to $46,050 in May 2025 (+1.6%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Williamsport, PA sits -1.5 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Transparent derived index from BLS and BEA data, not an official government rating. Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability. See the exact dimensions, weights, and formula.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 48700 · Williamsport, PA $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #340/528
- RPP-LOW 92.3
- OCC-MID 226 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $314K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-INLINE -1.5 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Northeast Minnes…
- BOOK-MOST 224 rows · May 2025
Read with Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area ($13 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 Williamsport, PA
Employment scale inside Williamsport, PA's top-pay list
Medical and Health Services Managers and Physicians, All Other lead published employment inside Williamsport, PA's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 270 jobs · $97,420
- 2. Physicians, All Other 200 jobs · $313,620
- 3. Financial Managers 160 jobs · $122,870
- 4. Sales Managers 160 jobs · $120,550
- 5. Physician Assistants 150 jobs · $124,920
- 6. Physical Therapists 140 jobs · $105,340
- 7. Lawyers 130 jobs · $101,990
- 8. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 120 jobs · $113,000
- 9. Industrial Production Managers 110 jobs · $100,060
- 10. Nurse Practitioners 100 jobs · $123,830
- 11. Computer and Information Systems Managers 90 jobs · $121,760
- 12. Managers, All Other 90 jobs · $104,810
- 13. Occupational Therapists 70 jobs · $98,580
- 14. Pharmacists 60 jobs · $151,110
- 15. Architectural and Engineering Managers 60 jobs · $138,130
- 16. Human Resources Managers 60 jobs · $119,830
- 17. Personal Financial Advisors 60 jobs · $100,120
- 18. Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 60 jobs · $96,530
Occupations Tracked
226
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$55,374
employment-weighted, 224 complete rows
Top Salary
$313,620
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
92.3
8% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Williamsport, PA
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $313,620 |
| 2 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $233,920 |
| 3 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $204,660 |
| 4 | Pharmacists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $151,110 |
| 5 | Architectural and Engineering Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $138,130 |
| 6 | Physician Assistants | $124,920 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $123,830 |
| 8 | Financial Managers | $122,870 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $121,760 |
| 10 | Sales Managers | $120,550 |
| 11 | Human Resources Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $119,830 |
| 12 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $113,000 |
| 13 | Marketing Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $108,260 |
| 14 | Physical Therapists | $105,340 |
| 15 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $104,810 |
| 16 | Construction Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $102,280 |
| 17 | Lawyers | $101,990 |
| 18 | Administrative Services Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,210 |
| 19 | Personal Financial Advisors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $100,120 |
| 20 | Industrial Production Managers | $100,060 |
| 21 | Occupational Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $98,580 |
| 22 | Electrical Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $97,890 |
| 23 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $97,420 |
| 24 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $96,530 |
| 25 | Computer Systems Analysts Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,360 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Williamsport, PA
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Tutors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $20,980 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $23,150 |
| Dishwashers | $23,850 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $23,880 |
| Cooks, Short Order Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $25,490 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $25,910 |
| Bartenders | $25,910 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $26,220 |
| Cashiers | $27,190 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,400 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
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 ($55,374 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
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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How to use Williamsport, PA wage figures in a real decision
- Physicians, All Other leads published medians in Williamsport, PA at $313,620/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Physicians, All Other
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $55,374 adjusts to about $59,961 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 92.3. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for PA before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.