High paying office and admin jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

Every office and admin occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single office and admin job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA run 6.4% below the national average (2024), so a Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · Employed

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$64,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,390 – $98,710370
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,980 – $91,8002,500
3Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040710
4Postal Service Clerks$60,250
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,360150
5Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $76,460150
6Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$59,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,740 – $70,450980
7Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $76,260440
8Information and Record Clerks, All Other$54,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,760 – $62,830220
9Procurement Clerks$50,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610 – $61,36080
10Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$49,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,890 – $72,790180
11Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,020
Associate's degree
$37,960 – $62,980120
12Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$48,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,820 – $59,790220
13Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,070 – $55,910150
14Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,100 – $74,280300
15Public Safety Telecommunicators$46,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,730 – $61,660160
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,860
Some college, no degree
$32,210 – $63,0101,840
17Couriers and Messengers$46,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,190 – $48,150140
18Billing and Posting Clerks$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,270 – $64,660710
19Loan Interviewers and Clerks$45,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $61,120140
20Bill and Account Collectors$45,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,370 – $57,520440
21Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,950 – $59,2802,080
22Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $58,8902,670
23Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,250 – $54,4401,000
24Office Clerks, General$43,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,560 – $59,5104,830
25Tellers$43,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,120 – $44,820770
26Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$42,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,110 – $60,990220
27Customer Service Representatives$42,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,490 – $60,3503,610
28Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$40,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,060 – $59,890130
29File Clerks$39,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,400 – $57,720100
30Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$37,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $49,040140
31Word Processors and Typists$37,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,940 – $49,50080
32Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$37,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,810 – $52,72080
33Data Entry Keyers$37,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $48,540200
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,600 – $45,3901,620
35Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$33,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,950 – $47,47080
36Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$30,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,530 – $35,310370
37Library Assistants, Clerical$28,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,790 – $42,810130

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

#	Occupation	MedianScranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,350	$45,390 – $98,710	370
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$44,980 – $91,800	2,500
3	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	710
4	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$60,250	$42,600 – $76,360	150
5	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$47,440 – $76,460	150
6	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,010	$47,740 – $70,450	980
7	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,440	$37,030 – $76,260	440
8	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,950	$43,760 – $62,830	220
9	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,500	$36,610 – $61,360	80
10	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,060	$31,890 – $72,790	180
11	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$49,020	$37,960 – $62,980	120
12	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,590	$42,820 – $59,790	220
13	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,930	$35,070 – $55,910	150
14	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,380	$36,100 – $74,280	300
15	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,870	$40,730 – $61,660	160
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,860	$32,210 – $63,010	1,840
17	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,710	$31,190 – $48,150	140
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$34,270 – $64,660	710
19	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,480	$31,200 – $61,120	140
20	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,160	$32,370 – $57,520	440
21	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,350	$34,950 – $59,280	2,080
22	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,260	$31,200 – $58,890	2,670
23	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,060	$34,250 – $54,440	1,000
24	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,160	$29,560 – $59,510	4,830
25	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,130	$36,120 – $44,820	770
26	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,370	$31,110 – $60,990	220
27	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,010	$30,490 – $60,350	3,610
28	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,530	$35,060 – $59,890	130
29	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,430	$31,400 – $57,720	100
30	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,890	$30,470 – $49,040	140
31	Word Processors and TypistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,710	$30,940 – $49,500	80
32	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,320	$21,810 – $52,720	80
33	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,210	$30,470 – $48,540	200
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,650	$23,600 – $45,390	1,620
35	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,600	$28,950 – $47,470	80
36	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,150	$23,530 – $35,310	370
37	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,140	$18,790 – $42,810	130

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