Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Lancaster, PA

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Lancaster, PA (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Lancaster, PA are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Lancaster, PA is chief executive with an average annual salary of $169,660. The second highest paying job is sales manager (average salary $130,670). The salary and the employment information in Lancaster, PA is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Lancaster, PA

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Chief Executives	$169,660	$83,890	280
2	Sales Managers	$130,670	$68,210	230
3	Marketing Managers	$122,790	$73,580	240
4	Nurse Midwives	$121,810	$65,120	40
5	Financial Managers	$115,800	$72,650	530
6	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$111,860	$66,910	130
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$109,380	$71,080	290
8	Natural Sciences Managers	$107,800	$79,010	90
9	Human Resources Managers	$106,080	$75,170	170
10	General and Operations Managers	$105,590	$53,700	3,010
11	Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	$99,920	$62,310	30
12	Industrial Production Managers	$97,370	$69,670	330
13	Purchasing Managers	$94,500	$63,200	90
14	Chemical Engineers	$93,710	$69,620	30
15	Administrative Services Managers	$91,480	$66,610	190
16	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$86,930	$56,530	90
17	Construction Managers	$82,850	$58,170	580
18	Computer Hardware Engineers	$76,790	$53,180	80
19	Private Detectives and Investigators	$75,240	$46,540	50
20	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$72,820	$49,430	110
21	Information Security Analysts	$72,460	$36,600	50
22	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$70,390	$47,880	40
23	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$66,930	$34,920	40
24	Other Education Administrators	$66,450	$43,420	40
25	Auto Damage Insurance Appraisers	$64,510	$41,110	40
26	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$62,800	$34,200	50
27	Soil and Plant Scientists	$59,860	$38,380	30
28	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$59,110	$36,840	50
29	Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$59,020	$43,620	200
30	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$57,780	$35,290	520
31	Food Scientists and Technologists	$56,700	$36,790	50
32	Credit Counselors	$56,420	$39,520	0
33	Power Plant Operators	$56,340	$35,120	30
34	Interpreters and Translators	$55,600	$30,990	40
35	First-line supervisors of transportation moving workers	$54,500	$37,100	950
36	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	$54,010	$24,150	40
37	Music Directors and Composers	$52,680	$33,470	30
38	Microbiologists	$51,220	$43,070	40
39	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$50,400	$40,340	40
40	Statisticians	$49,870	$32,650	0
41	Athletic Trainers	$49,740	$33,660	40
42	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$49,320	$38,930	30
43	Biological Technicians	$48,400	$32,720	0
44	Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	$48,220	$31,060	60
45	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers	$48,140	$33,620	80
46	Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians	$47,400	$33,850	0
47	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$47,130	$30,780	310
48	Other Social Workers	$46,870	$41,520	40
49	Other Engineering Technicians	$46,130	$29,910	160
50	Other Plant and System Operators	$45,190	$24,230	30
51	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,000	$32,890	90
52	Other First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers	$43,750	$27,610	40
53	Set and Exhibit Designers	$43,740	$33,570	40
54	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$43,540	$26,160	60
55	Dental Laboratory Technicians	$43,180	$18,400	70
56	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$42,920	$18,410	50
57	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$41,330	$25,000	0
58	Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers	$40,940	$28,360	70
59	Community Health Workers	$39,600	$24,960	40
60	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	$39,380	$23,320	580
61	All Other Teachers and Instructors Except Substitute Teachers	$38,940	$28,420	110
62	Electro-Mechanical Technicians	$38,570	$32,780	80
63	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$38,560	$31,420	0
64	Agricultural Equipment Operators	$38,490	$32,680	30
65	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$38,270	$27,160	180
66	Barbers	$37,450	$18,410	0
67	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$36,980	$27,390	70
68	Costume Attendants	$36,230	$25,730	40
69	Paperhangers	$36,180	$29,590	0
70	Legislators	$35,690	$16,540	40
71	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$35,390	$28,040	60
72	Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$35,380	$23,470	40
73	Other Counselors	$35,350	$19,550	30
74	All Occupations	$35,250	$19,040	241,190
75	Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture	$35,090	$20,670	50
76	Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$34,410	$28,300	70
77	Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$33,900	$21,680	30
78	Postsecondary Vocational Education Teachers	$33,450	$21,810	70
79	Office Machine Operators (Except Computer)	$32,890	$22,910	40
80	Medical Equipment Preparers	$32,580	$25,430	70
81	All other assemblers and fabricators	$32,470	$21,430	3,530
82	Floor Sanders and Finishers	$32,440	$26,760	0
83	Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$31,580	$27,260	0
84	Film and Video Editors	$31,070	$22,310	40
85	Medical Appliance Technicians	$30,540	$24,610	50
86	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	$30,120	$22,380	380
87	Transportation Inspectors	$30,080	$25,570	210
88	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$28,920	$22,360	30
89	Mechanical Door Repairers	$28,680	$24,460	0
90	Cutters and Trimmers	$28,490	$20,530	0
91	Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers	$28,120	$20,570	0
92	Roofers Helpers	$27,840	$25,070	0
93	Tour and Travel Guides	$26,720	$17,110	40
94	Other Education, Training, and Library Workers	$23,030	$20,260	0
95	Archivists	$22,210	$16,490	30
96	Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$19,580	$16,710	50
97	Other Religious Workers	$19,440	$16,570	30
98	Dietetic Technicians	$19,010	$16,070	70

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