The annual salary statistics of paperhangers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of paperhangers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $41,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for paperhangers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of paperhangers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,940 | 8.61% | 25.30% |
| 2021 | $41,070 | -9.69% | - |
| 2019 | $45,050 | 21.15% | - |
| 2017 | $35,520 | -16.72% | - |
| 2016 | $41,460 | -1.98% | - |
| 2015 | $42,280 | -0.69% | - |
| 2014 | $42,570 | 18.37% | - |
| 2013 | $34,750 | 3.40% | - |
| 2012 | $33,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,940, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for paperhangers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $66,600). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of paperhangers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 32.5 percent (32.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Lancaster | |
| Erie | |
| Pittsburgh |