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Legislator Salary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of legislators in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Lancaster is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Legislators in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$16,540
25th Percentile Wage
$18,230
50th Percentile Wage
$35,690
75th Percentile Wage
$90,140
90th Percentile Wage
$100,560

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,540.

Table 2. Compare Legislator Salary in Lancaster with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,690 in Lancaster is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Lancaster is 33.1 percent (33.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Pittsburgh and 50.2 percent (50.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Reading.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Pittsburgh
$53,380
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$51,350
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$50,270
Philadelphia
$39,180
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,380
Lancaster
$35,690
Newark-Union
$26,050
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$24,510
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$19,950
Altoona
$19,690
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$19,480
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$19,240
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$19,230
Johnstown
$19,130
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$18,900
York-Hanover
$18,370
Lebanon
$18,320
Williamsport
$17,990
Reading
$17,780

See also: Top paying jobs in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.