Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (5 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 350 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$308,840	$148.48	40
2	Chief Executives	$193,460	$93.01	120
3	Dentists, General	$174,950	$84.11	70
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,650	$76.28	90
5	Pharmacists	$132,540	$63.72	250
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,580	$63.26	170
7	Physician Assistants	$128,380	$61.72	180
8	Nurse Practitioners	$127,610	$61.35	220
9	Veterinarians	$127,230	$61.17	90
10	Marketing Managers	$126,720	$60.92	80
11	Optometrists	$125,410	$60.29	40
12	Financial Managers	$123,370	$59.31	310
13	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$110,340	$53.05	40
14	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$109,360	$52.58	50
15	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$107,910	$51.88	100
16	Managers, All Other	$107,650	$51.75	220
17	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$107,450	Not published	40
18	Human Resources Managers	$107,200	$51.54	100
19	Construction Managers	$106,170	$51.04	90
20	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$105,040	$50.50	180
21	Industrial Production Managers	$104,930	$50.45	190
22	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$103,610	Not published	390
23	Computer Occupations, All Other	$103,520	$49.77	230
24	Physical Therapists	$101,540	$48.82	260
25	Software Developers	$101,530	$48.81	230

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan 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.