Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA are those of general pediatrician, with an average annual salary of $236,540. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average salary of $221,230.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Pediatricians	$236,540	$192,500	40
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$221,230	$221,230	60
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$200,850	$71,990	440
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$178,030	$174,440	190
5	Chief Executives	$160,800	$96,210	260
6	Podiatrists	$140,980	$47,750	60
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$138,780	$102,470	230
8	General Dentists	$137,650	$100,250	150
9	Pharmacists	$126,300	$88,790	720
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$124,640	$79,110	360
11	Optometrists	$121,330	$61,390	60
12	All Other Managers	$121,120	$63,880	420
13	Financial Managers	$120,570	$72,140	690
14	Physician Assistants	$107,860	$98,920	370
15	Nurse Practitioners	$107,740	$94,600	310
16	Marketing Managers	$107,090	$51,570	190
17	Human Resources Managers	$106,550	$68,900	200
18	Sales Managers	$105,220	$56,530	500
19	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,130	$66,470	690
20	Purchasing Managers	$104,740	$72,380	60
21	Construction Managers	$103,720	$58,240	60
22	Database Architects	$103,660	$35,550	60
23	Software Developers	$102,820	$60,500	700
24	Electrical Engineers	$102,000	$71,390	150
25	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$101,930	$49,270	420
26	Personal Financial Advisors	$101,890	$50,240	190
27	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$100,180	$50,960	390
28	Computer Network Architects	$100,050	$58,360	100
29	Labor Relations Specialists	$100,040	$51,360	130
30	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$99,690	$73,300	40
31	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$99,240	$71,560	40
32	Lawyers	$98,320	$68,970	580
33	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$98,260	$53,300	40
34	Veterinarians	$98,150	$73,950	110
35	Actuaries	$97,540	$61,140	60
36	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$97,480	$63,940	390
37	Industrial Production Managers	$96,130	$64,480	340
38	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$95,710	$44,700	160
39	Physical Therapists	$94,580	$66,740	570
40	Natural Sciences Managers	$92,580	$56,960	40
41	Information Security Analysts	$91,810	$56,710	110
42	Facilities Managers	$89,890	$63,130	160
43	General and Operations Managers	$89,070	$42,850	4,910
44	Computer Programmers	$88,660	$56,850	130
45	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$88,320	$71,970	50
46	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$86,870	$60,850	280
47	Database Administrators	$83,980	$43,840	70
48	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$83,740	$41,520	40
49	Environmental Engineers	$83,600	$56,410	60
50	Fundraising Managers	$83,470	$65,230	30
51	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$81,670	$52,320	180
52	Art Directors	$81,640	$52,250	30
53	Speech-Language Pathologists	$81,570	$50,930	250
54	Computer Systems Analysts	$81,140	$52,820	390
55	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$81,040	$46,260	170
56	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$80,920	$64,190	130
57	Occupational Therapists	$80,890	$61,470	280
58	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$80,510	$48,170	190
59	Sales Engineers	$80,090	$43,370	70
60	Engineers, All Other	$80,040	$60,960	80
61	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$80,010	$60,220	210
62	Civil Engineers	$79,980	$60,120	370
63	Computer Occupations, All Other	$79,680	$42,950	380
64	Project Management Specialists	$79,530	$49,000	670
65	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$79,030	$45,120	190
66	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$79,000	$44,040	50
67	Administrative Services Managers	$78,640	$48,190	200
68	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$77,970	$50,610	260
69	Mechanical Engineers	$77,900	$51,280	560
70	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$77,850	$46,940	80
71	Industrial Engineers	$77,760	$60,410	460
72	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$77,280	$48,760	60
73	Postsecondary Social Work Teachers	$77,210	$46,640	80
74	Chemists	$77,150	$47,120	110
75	Data Scientists	$77,020	$44,050	100
76	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$76,500	$49,490	90
77	Postsecondary Psychology Teachers	$76,360	$48,280	140
78	Management Analysts	$76,260	$47,210	490
79	Chiropractors	$76,260	$46,640	40
80	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$76,190	$46,470	60
81	Postsecondary History Teachers	$76,060	$52,480	50
82	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$76,050	$42,120	280
83	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$76,030	$47,340	110
84	Registered Nurses	$75,590	$56,380	5,100
85	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$75,400	$58,940	80
86	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$75,290	$50,120	330
87	Other Social Workers	$75,030	$49,250	80
88	Social and Community Service Managers	$74,890	$47,490	220
89	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$74,830	$74,830	40
90	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$74,740	$58,450	30
91	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$74,480	$37,710	700
92	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,330	$49,310	880
93	Credit Analysts	$73,550	$46,800	110
94	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$73,410	$57,990	90
95	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,280	$45,690	1,810
96	Postsecondary Mathematical Science Teachers	$72,870	$46,930	80
97	Architects (Except Landscape and Naval)	$72,840	$40,750	70
98	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$72,390	$41,840	1,140
99	Insurance Underwriters	$72,290	$47,700	220
100	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$72,270	$46,410	40

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$206,510
2	All Other Physicians	$202,000
3	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$187,220
4	Chief Executives	$163,640
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,790
6	Podiatrists	$140,980
7	General Dentists	$131,840
8	Optometrists	$123,000
9	Pharmacists	$122,330
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$122,120

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$193,340
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$181,650
3	General Dentists	$143,580
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$141,930
5	Optometrists	$137,780
6	Pharmacists	$122,240
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,930
8	Human Resources Managers	$116,120
9	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$114,650
10	Marketing Managers	$112,040

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$198,380
2	Podiatrists	$191,540
3	Chief Executives	$190,310
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,220
5	Optometrists	$134,490
6	Pharmacists	$120,340
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$117,550
8	Sales Managers	$116,430
9	Financial Managers	$113,550
10	Marketing Managers	$113,150

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