Tapers Salary in Pennsylvania

Find out how your pay in Pennsylvania:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in Pennsylvania vs. surrounding states

Pennsylvania:Avg Hourly: $28.52Avg Yearly: $59,320# Employed: 290

Blue areas make more money than Pennsylvania.

Red areas make less money than Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania pays more than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in Pennsylvania relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
New York$16,170 more/yr$7.77 more/hr
New Jersey$15,360 more/yr$7.38 more/hr
Pennsylvania$59,320.00/yr$28.52/hr
Massachusetts$1,230 less/yr$0.59 less/hr
Ohio$2,450 less/yr$1.18 less/hr
Connecticut$4,980 less/yr$2.39 less/hr

How salary for workers in Pennsylvania ranks in the US

PennsylvaniaHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than Montanaless than Illinois

The average pay for workers in Pennsylvania is $59,320 per year, or $28.52 per hour.

Pennsylvania pays workers $21,940 (58.7%) more per year than Montana, the lowest paid state ($37,380) in the US.

Pennsylvania pays workers $26,770 (31.1%) less per year than Illinois, the highest paid state ($86,090) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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