The annual salary statistics of financial analysts in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of financial analysts in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $50,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial analysts in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,450.
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 | $70,480 | -0.18% | 21.57% |
| 2021 | $70,610 | 2.17% | - |
| 2018 | $69,080 | 6.77% | - |
| 2017 | $64,400 | 10.39% | - |
| 2016 | $57,710 | 0.80% | - |
| 2015 | $57,250 | 0.12% | - |
| 2014 | $57,180 | 3.06% | - |
| 2013 | $55,430 | 0.27% | - |
| 2012 | $55,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,480 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for financial analysts in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of financial analysts in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 28.2 percent (28.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.