What work pays in Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

2% cheaper than the US average
·PA·
188k jobs
Figures from US Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and BEA price parities
Price level 98
187,680 working
PA
31 occupations reported
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The best-paid work here

Adjusted for what things cost locally, Physicians, All Other is the best-paid occupation in Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area: $207,070 on paper, worth $212,227 once the local price level is taken into account.

Pay by occupation

OccupationHourlyAnnualWorth locally
Physicians, All Other$99.55/hr$207,070$212,227
Computer and Information Systems Managers$66.93/hr$139,210$142,677
Pharmacists$63.45/hr$131,970$135,256
Human Resources Managers$62.47/hr$129,950$133,186
Marketing Managers$61.83/hr$128,610$131,813
Nurse Practitioners$60.66/hr$126,180$129,322
Managers, All Other$57.56/hr$119,720$122,701
Financial Managers$56.14/hr$116,770$119,678
Sales Managers$53.16/hr$110,580$113,334
Lawyers$52.62/hr$109,450$112,175
Software Developers$50.55/hr$105,140$107,758
Industrial Production Managers$50.14/hr$104,300$106,897
Medical and Health Services Managers$48.46/hr$100,800$103,310
Physical Therapists$47.80/hr$99,430$101,906
Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryNot published$99,130$101,598
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNot published$99,120$101,588
Computer Occupations, All Other$46.15/hr$95,990$98,380
Computer Systems Analysts$45.87/hr$95,400$97,775
Administrative Services Managers$45.11/hr$93,830$96,166
Construction Managers$45.11/hr$93,830$96,166
Data Scientists$44.62/hr$92,810$95,121
Industrial Engineers$44.57/hr$92,700$95,008
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$44.48/hr$92,510$94,813
General and Operations Managers$42.75/hr$88,920$91,134
Project Management Specialists$42.24/hr$87,860$90,048
Civil Engineers$40.90/hr$85,070$87,188
Registered Nurses$40.55/hr$84,340$86,440
Mechanical Engineers$39.18/hr$81,490$83,519
Financial and Investment Analysts$39.00/hr$81,120$83,140
Management Analysts$38.81/hr$80,720$82,730
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$38.43/hr$79,930$81,920

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Location

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Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

The same state income tax, a different price level. Each figure is the local cost of living against a national average of 100.

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