High paying jobs in Lancaster, PA

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lancaster, PA. 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 Lancaster, PA run 1.7% below the national average (2024), so a Lancaster, PA salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Lancaster, PA · Employed

1Family Medicine Physicians$294,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$149,380 – $389,390110
2Chief Executives$224,160
Bachelor's degree
$103,310 – $475,990260
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,020
Bachelor's degree
$111,480 – $208,610290
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,460
Bachelor's degree
$97,670 – $216,930530
5Dentists, General$141,960
Doctoral or professional degree
$71,000 – $326,580170
6Pharmacists$134,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$124,930 – $159,080450
7Financial Managers$134,280
Bachelor's degree
$81,430 – $227,720950
8Nurse Practitioners$133,940
Master's degree
$107,000 – $160,340350
9Computer Network Architects$133,350
Bachelor's degree
$74,030 – $166,900110
10Veterinarians$132,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,340 – $231,990180
11Sales Managers$129,480
Bachelor's degree
$72,250 – $220,980810
12Human Resources Managers$128,050
Bachelor's degree
$83,650 – $203,370270
13Lawyers$125,510
Doctoral or professional degree
$81,030 – $231,930520
14Marketing Managers$124,850
Bachelor's degree
$71,610 – $226,990340
15Physician Assistants$124,070
Master's degree
$61,450 – $155,080340
16Purchasing Managers$121,570
Bachelor's degree
$78,090 – $184,830100
17Industrial Production Managers$111,860
Bachelor's degree
$73,350 – $181,310550
18Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$110,040
Master's degree
$74,990 – $161,410460
19Managers, All Other$106,720
Bachelor's degree
$66,660 – $190,680480
20Natural Sciences Managers$105,460
Bachelor's degree
$74,490 – $171,140140
21Electrical Engineers$105,210
Bachelor's degree
$75,040 – $161,080170
22First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$105,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,010 – $133,390170
23Software Developers$104,740
Bachelor's degree
$73,450 – $164,490850
24Speech-Language Pathologists$103,930
Master's degree
$66,320 – $130,780300
25Medical and Health Services Managers$103,680
Bachelor's degree
$64,650 – $158,0001,050
26Physical Therapists$103,240
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,610 – $132,180430
27Occupational Therapists$102,460
Master's degree
$70,440 – $130,810240
28Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,060
Master's degree
$62,290 – $171,650160
29Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,140 – $173,510400
30Construction Managers$101,490
Bachelor's degree
$78,660 – $158,140440
31Administrative Services Managers$100,070
Bachelor's degree
$63,170 – $161,330130
32Personal Financial Advisors$99,810
Bachelor's degree
$56,290 – $390,860360
33General and Operations Managers$98,810
Bachelor's degree
$50,090 – $210,7506,990
34Facilities Managers$98,390
Bachelor's degree
$60,220 – $148,680280
35Civil Engineers$97,780
Bachelor's degree
$71,280 – $131,610540
36Industrial Engineers$97,770
Bachelor's degree
$65,500 – $135,080610
37School Psychologists$97,110
Master's degree
$74,680 – $134,050150
38Management Analysts$96,210
Bachelor's degree
$52,570 – $161,430470
39Project Management Specialists$95,820
Bachelor's degree
$61,000 – $141,7301,430
40First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$92,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,040 – $113,060370
41Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$91,340
Bachelor's degree
$62,180 – $154,860150
42Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$91,120
Doctoral or professional degree
$47,900 – $154,900110
43Data Scientists$90,960
Bachelor's degree
$62,370 – $134,410190
44Financial and Investment Analysts$90,650
Bachelor's degree
$61,820 – $134,590250
45Registered Nurses$89,620
Bachelor's degree
$76,940 – $105,4905,640
46Labor Relations Specialists$89,380
Bachelor's degree
$51,970 – $155,50080
47Computer Systems Analysts$86,830
Bachelor's degree
$60,830 – $131,030360
48Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$86,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,540 – $105,660760
49Computer Programmers$83,990
Bachelor's degree
$63,470 – $135,660100
50Mechanical Engineers$83,710
Bachelor's degree
$64,370 – $131,360560

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

#	Occupation	MedianLancaster, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$294,800	$149,380 – $389,390	110
2	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$224,160	$103,310 – $475,990	260
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$147,020	$111,480 – $208,610	290
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,460	$97,670 – $216,930	530
5	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$141,960	$71,000 – $326,580	170
6	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,320	$124,930 – $159,080	450
7	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,280	$81,430 – $227,720	950
8	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$133,940	$107,000 – $160,340	350
9	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$133,350	$74,030 – $166,900	110
10	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$132,480	$99,340 – $231,990	180
11	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,480	$72,250 – $220,980	810
12	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,050	$83,650 – $203,370	270
13	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$125,510	$81,030 – $231,930	520
14	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,850	$71,610 – $226,990	340
15	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$124,070	$61,450 – $155,080	340
16	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$121,570	$78,090 – $184,830	100
17	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$111,860	$73,350 – $181,310	550
18	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$110,040	$74,990 – $161,410	460
19	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,720	$66,660 – $190,680	480
20	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,460	$74,490 – $171,140	140
21	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$105,210	$75,040 – $161,080	170
22	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,200	$81,010 – $133,390	170
23	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$104,740	$73,450 – $164,490	850
24	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$103,930	$66,320 – $130,780	300
25	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,680	$64,650 – $158,000	1,050
26	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,240	$77,610 – $132,180	430
27	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,460	$70,440 – $130,810	240
28	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$102,060	$62,290 – $171,650	160
29	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,950	$66,140 – $173,510	400
30	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,490	$78,660 – $158,140	440
31	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,070	$63,170 – $161,330	130
32	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$99,810	$56,290 – $390,860	360
33	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,810	$50,090 – $210,750	6,990
34	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,390	$60,220 – $148,680	280
35	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,780	$71,280 – $131,610	540
36	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,770	$65,500 – $135,080	610
37	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$97,110	$74,680 – $134,050	150
38	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$96,210	$52,570 – $161,430	470
39	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,820	$61,000 – $141,730	1,430
40	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,770	$61,040 – $113,060	370
41	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$91,340	$62,180 – $154,860	150
42	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$91,120	$47,900 – $154,900	110
43	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$90,960	$62,370 – $134,410	190
44	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,650	$61,820 – $134,590	250
45	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$89,620	$76,940 – $105,490	5,640
46	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$89,380	$51,970 – $155,500	80
47	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$86,830	$60,830 – $131,030	360
48	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,800	$55,540 – $105,660	760
49	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$83,990	$63,470 – $135,660	100
50	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$83,710	$64,370 – $131,360	560

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Lancaster, PA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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