High paying jobs in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ run 0.0% below the national average (2024), so a Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ salary is worth about 1.00× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$371,260
Doctoral or professional degree
$145,210 – $409,190270
2Chief Executives$279,080
Bachelor's degree
$110,590 – $564,510400
3Physicians, All Other$258,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,410 – $415,8001,890
4Nurse Anesthetists$211,130
Master's degree
$211,130 – $339,040440
5Computer Hardware Engineers$172,210
Bachelor's degree
$123,650 – $288,440190
6Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Bachelor's degree
$120,460 – $230,660500
7Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Bachelor's degree
$104,150 – $243,1401,030
8Dentists, General$155,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$109,010 – $416,480320
9Marketing Managers$153,930
Bachelor's degree
$86,790 – $241,230690
10Financial Managers$146,030
Bachelor's degree
$84,440 – $278,1601,390
11Purchasing Managers$145,170
Bachelor's degree
$84,480 – $225,780160
12Pharmacists$138,390
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,650 – $165,680970
13Sales Managers$135,220
Bachelor's degree
$76,380 – $226,8501,310
14Nurse Practitioners$133,890
Master's degree
$110,660 – $161,920790
15Veterinarians$133,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,780 – $237,340230
16Human Resources Managers$131,770
Bachelor's degree
$80,940 – $228,220400
17Natural Sciences Managers$129,920
Bachelor's degree
$65,090 – $284,990200
18Physician Assistants$129,680
Master's degree
$81,740 – $161,510560
19Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$127,900
Bachelor's degree
$78,770 – $165,510130
20Managers, All Other$127,430
Bachelor's degree
$70,340 – $217,9801,010
21Lawyers$126,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,620 – $273,050950
22Engineers, All Other$124,550
Bachelor's degree
$75,420 – $164,550200
23Industrial Production Managers$123,590
Bachelor's degree
$77,660 – $211,630820
24Software Developers$122,930
Bachelor's degree
$74,960 – $175,8901,770
25Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$122,700
Master's degree
$82,440 – $160,050920
26Computer Network Architects$122,690
Bachelor's degree
$79,110 – $174,990230
27Personal Financial Advisors$122,420
Bachelor's degree
$64,670 – $464,630420
28Administrative Services Managers$120,560
Bachelor's degree
$70,040 – $202,710280
29Labor Relations Specialists$115,940
Bachelor's degree
$65,340 – $171,490160
30Construction Managers$112,900
Bachelor's degree
$80,630 – $191,870360
31Electrical Engineers$111,500
Bachelor's degree
$77,010 – $188,020410
32Medical and Health Services Managers$109,380
Bachelor's degree
$74,640 – $173,7002,060
33Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$107,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,200 – $176,880710
34Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$107,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$76,390 – $120,250300
35Information Security Analysts$107,300
Bachelor's degree
$71,900 – $163,040190
36Physical Therapists$104,350
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,410 – $132,360780
37Industrial Engineers$103,390
Bachelor's degree
$71,950 – $161,1801,090
38Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$103,030
Bachelor's degree
$59,840 – $177,820390
39Mechanical Engineers$102,980
Bachelor's degree
$73,910 – $161,070880
40Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$102,840
Doctoral or professional degree
$72,380 – $132,670150
41Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,370
Master's degree
$75,920 – $205,730410
42First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$102,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,900 – $130,490400
43First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$102,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,570 – $167,150490
44Data Scientists$101,970
Bachelor's degree
$62,040 – $171,050490
45Registered Nurses$101,440
Bachelor's degree
$78,280 – $118,07010,860
46General and Operations Managers$101,260
Bachelor's degree
$50,670 – $225,0908,730
47Project Management Specialists$100,050
Bachelor's degree
$60,630 – $161,1901,850
48Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$99,730
Associate's degree
$80,350 – $116,980250
49Computer Occupations, All Other$99,610
Bachelor's degree
$53,170 – $167,340510
50Civil Engineers$98,760
Bachelor's degree
$69,490 – $136,890600

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAllentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$371,260	$145,210 – $409,190	270
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$279,080	$110,590 – $564,510	400
3	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$258,750	$77,410 – $415,800	1,890
4	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$211,130	$211,130 – $339,040	440
5	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$172,210	$123,650 – $288,440	190
6	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$166,180	$120,460 – $230,660	500
7	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$165,660	$104,150 – $243,140	1,030
8	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$155,750	$109,010 – $416,480	320
9	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$153,930	$86,790 – $241,230	690
10	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,030	$84,440 – $278,160	1,390
11	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$145,170	$84,480 – $225,780	160
12	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$138,390	$107,650 – $165,680	970
13	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,220	$76,380 – $226,850	1,310
14	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$133,890	$110,660 – $161,920	790
15	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$133,120	$80,780 – $237,340	230
16	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,770	$80,940 – $228,220	400
17	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,920	$65,090 – $284,990	200
18	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$129,680	$81,740 – $161,510	560
19	Electronics Engineers, Except ComputerBachelor's degree	$127,900	$78,770 – $165,510	130
20	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$127,430	$70,340 – $217,980	1,010
21	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$126,160	$52,620 – $273,050	950
22	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$124,550	$75,420 – $164,550	200
23	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,590	$77,660 – $211,630	820
24	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$122,930	$74,960 – $175,890	1,770
25	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$122,700	$82,440 – $160,050	920
26	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$122,690	$79,110 – $174,990	230
27	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$122,420	$64,670 – $464,630	420
28	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,560	$70,040 – $202,710	280
29	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$115,940	$65,340 – $171,490	160
30	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,900	$80,630 – $191,870	360
31	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$111,500	$77,010 – $188,020	410
32	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,380	$74,640 – $173,700	2,060
33	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,740	$73,200 – $176,880	710
34	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,500	$76,390 – $120,250	300
35	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$107,300	$71,900 – $163,040	190
36	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$104,350	$78,410 – $132,360	780
37	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$103,390	$71,950 – $161,180	1,090
38	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$103,030	$59,840 – $177,820	390
39	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$102,980	$73,910 – $161,070	880
40	Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$102,840	$72,380 – $132,670	150
41	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$102,370	$75,920 – $205,730	410
42	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,070	$77,900 – $130,490	400
43	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,000	$59,570 – $167,150	490
44	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$101,970	$62,040 – $171,050	490
45	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$101,440	$78,280 – $118,070	10,860
46	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,260	$50,670 – $225,090	8,730
47	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,050	$60,630 – $161,190	1,850
48	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$99,730	$80,350 – $116,980	250
49	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$99,610	$53,170 – $167,340	510
50	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$98,760	$69,490 – $136,890	600

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