Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Gettysburg, PA

Each occupation's median wage in Gettysburg, PA compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Gettysburg, PA pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Gettysburg, PA run 4.6% below the national average (2024), so a Gettysburg, PA salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Gettysburg, PA · vs. national

1Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$98,860
Bachelor's degree
$58,880 – $123,310+33.1%
2Production Workers, All Other$49,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,920 – $56,940+22.6%
3Business Operations Specialists, All Other$101,500
Bachelor's degree
$49,890 – $136,660+22.2%
4Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$56,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,230 – $56,240+21.1%
5First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$128,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,140 – $173,560+20.9%
6Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$91,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,350 – $120,200+20.1%
7Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$75,450
Bachelor's degree
$58,090 – $93,130+17.9%
8Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,530 – $60,540+16.2%
9Real Estate Sales Agents$60,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,230 – $120,890+13.6%
10Counter and Rental Clerks$46,770
No formal educational credential
$28,190 – $59,470+13.2%
11Management Analysts$114,920
Bachelor's degree
$45,220 – $157,520+12.8%
12Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$40,230
No formal educational credential
$29,330 – $47,060+12.3%
13Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$56,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,790 – $75,050+11.4%
14Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$71,270
Master's degree
$46,770 – $105,340+10.8%
15Food Batchmakers$46,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,150 – $55,530+9.8%
16Occupational Therapists$107,880
Master's degree
$82,120 – $144,190+7.5%
17Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,150
Bachelor's degree
$61,120 – $97,490+7.1%
18Speech-Language Pathologists$104,280
Master's degree
$76,220 – $144,880+6.5%
19Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$46,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,930 – $46,730+6.5%
20Machine Feeders and Offbearers$43,610
No formal educational credential
$39,950 – $55,620+5.8%
21Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$60,190
No formal educational credential
$46,050 – $72,880+5.6%
22Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,040 – $49,960+5.4%
23Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,680 – $57,400+4.3%
24Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$110,250
Master's degree
$79,780 – $138,070+4.1%
25Security Guards$39,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,160 – $59,120+3.9%
26Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,120 – $78,830+3.1%
27Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,640 – $70,080+2.3%
28Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$36,410
No formal educational credential
$31,500 – $51,680+2.1%
29Construction Laborers$48,010
No formal educational credential
$36,250 – $60,810+1.9%
30Printing Press Operators$46,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920 – $64,730+1.6%
31Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,900 – $49,470+1.2%
32Food Processing Workers, All Other$40,130
No formal educational credential
$36,990 – $46,680+1.1%
33Physical Therapists$103,890
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,360 – $129,570+1.1%
34Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,850 – $60,270+0.9%
35Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,790 – $62,260+0.9%
36Nursing Assistants$42,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,900 – $48,300+0.6%
37Nurse Practitioners$132,510
Master's degree
$103,680 – $157,610+0.2%
38Veterinarians$130,410
Doctoral or professional degree
$89,700 – $231,750+0.2%
39Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,300 – $75,960-0.1%
40Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,520 – $66,560-0.7%
41First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$73,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,260 – $93,250-0.7%
42Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,020 – $76,070-0.8%
43Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,750 – $61,420-1.2%
44Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,720
No formal educational credential
$39,140 – $55,050-1.5%
45Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,520 – $78,690-1.6%
46Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,890 – $77,110-1.8%
47Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,400
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $82,680-1.9%
48Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,130 – $56,760-2.0%
49Protective Service Workers, All Other$41,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,790 – $88,570-2.2%
50Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$43,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,020 – $61,250-2.7%

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

#	Occupation	MedianGettysburg, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$98,860	$58,880 – $123,310	+33.1%
2	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,170	$42,920 – $56,940	+22.6%
3	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$101,500	$49,890 – $136,660	+22.2%
4	Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,240	$42,230 – $56,240	+21.1%
5	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$128,210	$58,140 – $173,560	+20.9%
6	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,530	$57,350 – $120,200	+20.1%
7	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$75,450	$58,090 – $93,130	+17.9%
8	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,100	$48,530 – $60,540	+16.2%
9	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,020	$38,230 – $120,890	+13.6%
10	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$46,770	$28,190 – $59,470	+13.2%
11	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$114,920	$45,220 – $157,520	+12.8%
12	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$40,230	$29,330 – $47,060	+12.3%
13	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,100	$38,790 – $75,050	+11.4%
14	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$71,270	$46,770 – $105,340	+10.8%
15	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,440	$34,150 – $55,530	+9.8%
16	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$107,880	$82,120 – $144,190	+7.5%
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,150	$61,120 – $97,490	+7.1%
18	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$104,280	$76,220 – $144,880	+6.5%
19	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,020	$34,930 – $46,730	+6.5%
20	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$43,610	$39,950 – $55,620	+5.8%
21	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$60,190	$46,050 – $72,880	+5.6%
22	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,250	$48,040 – $49,960	+5.4%
23	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,300	$35,680 – $57,400	+4.3%
24	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$110,250	$79,780 – $138,070	+4.1%
25	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,500	$29,160 – $59,120	+3.9%
26	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,490	$37,120 – $78,830	+3.1%
27	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,720	$31,640 – $70,080	+2.3%
28	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseNo formal educational credential	$36,410	$31,500 – $51,680	+2.1%
29	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$48,010	$36,250 – $60,810	+1.9%
30	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,520	$37,920 – $64,730	+1.6%
31	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,870	$33,900 – $49,470	+1.2%
32	Food Processing Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$40,130	$36,990 – $46,680	+1.1%
33	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$103,890	$79,360 – $129,570	+1.1%
34	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,100	$26,850 – $60,270	+0.9%
35	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,650	$33,790 – $62,260	+0.9%
36	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,520	$37,900 – $48,300	+0.6%
37	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$132,510	$103,680 – $157,610	+0.2%
38	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$130,410	$89,700 – $231,750	+0.2%
39	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,310	$51,300 – $75,960	-0.1%
40	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,890	$37,520 – $66,560	-0.7%
41	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,920	$49,260 – $93,250	-0.7%
42	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,530	$48,020 – $76,070	-0.8%
43	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$46,750 – $61,420	-1.2%
44	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$45,720	$39,140 – $55,050	-1.5%
45	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,490	$50,520 – $78,690	-1.6%
46	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,630	$46,890 – $77,110	-1.8%
47	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,400	$42,390 – $82,680	-1.9%
48	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,340	$35,130 – $56,760	-2.0%
49	Protective Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,600	$23,790 – $88,570	-2.2%
50	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,440	$33,020 – $61,250	-2.7%

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