The annual salary statistics of financial analysts in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of financial analysts in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $59,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial analysts in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial analysts from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,260 | 6.44% | -1.48% |
| 2021 | $78,830 | -9.88% | - |
| 2018 | $86,620 | 9.13% | - |
| 2017 | $78,710 | -11.70% | - |
| 2016 | $87,920 | 5.74% | - |
| 2015 | $82,870 | 5.77% | - |
| 2014 | $78,090 | -9.23% | - |
| 2013 | $85,300 | -0.25% | - |
| 2012 | $85,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $84,260, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is the second highest paying city for financial analysts in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $98,180). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of financial analysts in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower.