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Highest Paying Jobs in Pennsylvania

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Pennsylvania, among 87 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Pennsylvania
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,84926,490
2Lawyers$152,55931,530
3Marketing Managers$152,31713,650
4Financial Managers$150,46934,870
5Sales Managers$139,49621,240
6Software Developers$126,88648,640
7Medical and Health Services Managers$110,76933,130
8Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$106,93614,540
9General and Operations Managers$106,779165,770
10Project Management Specialists$100,26236,120
11Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$99,8319,260
12Computer Systems Analysts$99,31619,250
13Management Analysts$94,16229,610
14Registered Nurses$93,991165,560
15Financial and Investment Analysts$91,17114,880
16First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$85,13129,370
17Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$83,58830,340
18First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$81,26923,300
19Accountants and Auditors$80,28858,930
20Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,78559,080
21Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,08456,800
22Compliance Officers$76,06016,900
23Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,10819,570
24First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,92731,980
25Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$72,67731,260

Highest-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

This ranking covers 87 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Pennsylvania. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Computer and Information Systems Managers comes first at $163,849 a year; number 25 on the list, Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, averages $72,677.

Each occupation links to its Pennsylvania page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.