Gettysburg, PA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Gettysburg Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Gettysburg, PA metro area

Figures describe the Gettysburg, PA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Gettysburg city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 179 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Gettysburg, PA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Chief Executives	$180,910	$86.98	30
2	Managers, All Other	$136,730	$65.74	70
3	Nurse Practitioners	$132,510	$63.71	50
4	Pharmacists	$131,450	$63.20	40
5	Veterinarians	$130,410	$62.70	30
6	Human Resources Managers	$128,430	$61.75	30
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,370	$61.72	50
8	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$128,210	$61.64	60
9	Physician Assistants	$124,520	$59.87	30
10	Sales Managers	$118,460	$56.95	80
11	Financial Managers	$117,740	$56.61	110
12	Management Analysts	$114,920	$55.25	60
13	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$110,250	Not published	100
14	Computer Occupations, All Other	$109,970	$52.87	110
15	Occupational Therapists	$107,880	$51.87	30
16	Industrial Production Managers	$105,000	$50.48	110
17	Speech-Language Pathologists	$104,280	$50.13	50
18	Physical Therapists	$103,890	$49.95	40
19	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$101,500	$48.80	110
20	Lawyers	$101,030	$48.57	60
21	Software Developers	$100,560	$48.35	50
22	Construction Managers	$98,930	$47.56	50
23	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$98,860	Not published	100
24	Medical and Health Services Managers	$97,700	$46.97	120
25	Industrial Engineers	$97,650	$46.95	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Gettysburg metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.