Wilkes-Barre, PA Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$96,644

Total DOL Filings

328

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

95.6

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Wilkes-Barre, PA$96,644

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Wilkes-Barre, PA is 58.6% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Wilkes-Barre

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education	108	$54,872	Other
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION	72	$70,990	Staffing
Geisinger Clinic	54	$210,000	Other
Wilkes University	38	$77,000	Other
THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION	18	$55,640	Other
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center	12	$65,603	Other
King's College	12	$81,000	Other
Genpact LLC	12	$90,000	Other
Chewy Inc	10	$137,700	Other
SWANKTEK INC	9	$83,470	Other
WILKES-BARRE BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL CO., LLC	4	$142,230	Other
Bridon American Corporation	3	$84,365	Other
WestGUARD Insurance Company	3	$72,567	Other
IBM Corporation	2	$96,595	Staffing
Guardian Healthcare Providers	2	$54,600	Other
NIC INFO TEK INC	2	$68,682	Other
NORTHPORT USA, LLC	2	$76,500	Other
Infinity Tech Group, Inc.	2	$80,000	Other
Techno-Comp Inc	2	$83,000	Other
Concrete Engineering Solutions	2	$81,011	Other
Headstrong Services LLC	2	$86,000	Other
Interguard, Ltd.	2	$225,000	Other
Comtrix Solutions, Inc	2	$54,080	Other
Geisinger Health Plan	2	$94,290	Other
PALATIAL TECHNLOGIES, INC.	1	N/A	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Wilkes-Barre

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,000	-13.8%	5
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,000	-27.9%	8

BLS Wage Survey Data - Pennsylvania

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Pennsylvania.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Chief Executives	$220,510	14,140
Pediatricians, General	$217,810	2,010
Nurse Anesthetists	$217,670	2,660
Dentists, All Other Specialists	$212,470	70
Physicists	$208,470	540
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$208,060	320
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$172,710	4,030
Dentists, General	$168,740	3,210
Physicians, All Other	$163,100	17,780
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$161,570	23,320

Salary Trend in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Wilkes-Barre, PA has a cost of living index of 95.6, which is 4.4% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $104,603 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,000	$83,682
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,000	$81,590

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Popular Salary Pages in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in Wilkes-Barre, PA