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Salaries & Cost of Living in Bucks County, PA

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 69 occupations in Bucks County, PA.

Jobs listed
69
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Median of medians
$50,200
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,558
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
99%
68 of 69

Pay and cost of living in Bucks County, PA

Across the 69 occupations we cover in Bucks County, PA, the middle median salary is $50,200 a year. Pay runs from $29,800 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides up to $173,470 for Computer and Information Systems Managers, a spread of $143,670. Wages come from the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Bucks County, PA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,558 a month and a two-bedroom $1,860. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,117 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $51,766 a year, and 68 of the 69 occupations listed here (99%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.

All jobs in Bucks County, PA, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 69.

Occupations in Bucks County, PA ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,470$124,174$8,171
2Lawyers$170,660$122,340$8,019
3Financial Managers$166,920$119,898$7,815
4Sales Managers$156,500$113,096$7,248
5Software Developers$133,040$97,782$5,972
6Medical and Health Services Managers$122,920$91,175$5,422
7General and Operations Managers$121,630$90,333$5,351
8Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,150$81,314$4,600
9Project Management Specialists$104,160$78,630$4,376
10Registered Nurses$101,180$76,625$4,209
11Management Analysts$100,920$76,450$4,194
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$95,840$73,032$3,910
13Financial and Investment Analysts$95,400$72,736$3,885
14Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$89,580$68,820$3,559
15Accountants and Auditors$85,990$66,405$3,357
16Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,560$62,752$3,053
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,420$61,985$2,989
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,570$61,413$2,941
19Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$77,760$60,868$2,896
20Human Resources Specialists$76,700$60,155$2,836
21Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,580$60,074$2,830
22Electricians$74,590$58,735$2,718
23First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$72,700$57,464$2,612
24Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$71,020$56,333$2,518
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$70,710$56,125$2,501
26Paralegals and Legal Assistants$70,430$55,936$2,485
27First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,820$50,676$2,047
28Computer User Support Specialists$62,210$50,204$2,007
29Carpenters$61,780$49,872$1,980
30Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,370$48,010$1,824
31Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,460$47,306$1,766
32Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,140$47,059$1,745
33Construction Laborers$55,120$44,725$1,551
34Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$52,710$42,863$1,396
35Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,200$40,923$1,234
36First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,130$40,869$1,229
37Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,260$40,197$1,173
38Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,850$39,880$1,147
39Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,120$38,543$1,036
40Customer Service Representatives$47,070$38,504$1,032
41Office Clerks, General$47,060$38,496$1,032
42First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,580$38,126$1,001
43Nursing Assistants$46,220$37,847$978
44Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,140$37,785$972
45Medical Assistants$45,890$37,592$956
46Light Truck Drivers$45,740$37,476$947
47Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$45,680$37,430$943
48Social and Human Service Assistants$45,370$37,190$923
49Packers and Packagers, Hand$43,970$36,109$833
50Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,460$35,714$800