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Food Processing Worker, All Other Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of food processing workers, all other in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of food processing workers, all other 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Processing Workers, All Other in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,420
25th Percentile Wage
$35,380
50th Percentile Wage
$36,360
75th Percentile Wage
$36,990
90th Percentile Wage
$44,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food processing workers, all other 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 $44,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,420.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food processing workers, all other from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2021
$36,360
14.19% 14.49%
2020
$31,200
0.35% -
2019
$31,090
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Processing Worker, All Other Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,360 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for food processing workers, all other in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of food processing workers, all other in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 38.4 percent (38.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$40,280
Reading
$36,370
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$36,360
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$36,210
Pittsburgh
$35,280
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$27,970
Lancaster
$26,280
Newark-Union
$23,680
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$22,400

See also: Top paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.