Jobs that pay the biggest premium in York-Hanover, PA

Each occupation's median wage in York-Hanover, 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 York-Hanover, PA pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in York-Hanover, PA run 4.0% below the national average (2024), so a York-Hanover, PA salary is worth about 1.04× 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, York-Hanover, PA · vs. national

1Family Medicine Physicians$341,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$91,820 – $366,390+39.9%
2Financial Specialists, All Other$108,160
Bachelor's degree
$59,050 – $144,680+33.4%
3Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$59,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,820 – $70,490+31.3%
4Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$80,710
Bachelor's degree
$58,430 – $92,920+28.8%
5Procurement Clerks$64,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,570 – $74,300+28.1%
6Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$84,300
Bachelor's degree
$67,350 – $104,250+27.2%
7Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,830
Bachelor's degree
$57,890 – $101,050+27.1%
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,730
Bachelor's degree
$50,620 – $94,510+24.6%
9Health Education Specialists$77,610
Bachelor's degree
$43,230 – $105,270+21.1%
10Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$76,360
Master's degree
$46,180 – $101,660+18.7%
11Helpers--Production Workers$45,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,450 – $51,220+17.4%
12Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$76,120
Bachelor's degree
$57,480 – $93,280+16.9%
13Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$45,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,650 – $56,550+15.6%
14Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$122,130
Master's degree
$86,620 – $160,250+15.4%
15Packers and Packagers, Hand$41,800
No formal educational credential
$29,240 – $49,220+15.2%
16Firefighters$67,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,550 – $82,280+14.0%
17Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,870
Bachelor's degree
$49,890 – $104,350+12.3%
18Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$83,280
Bachelor's degree
$61,140 – $123,250+12.1%
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$44,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,070 – $54,990+11.9%
20Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$46,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,160 – $51,520+11.4%
21Computer Network Support Specialists$84,310
Associate's degree
$45,890 – $136,850+10.6%
22Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$105,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,770 – $116,650+10.5%
23Personal Financial Advisors$115,540
Bachelor's degree
$54,010 – $450,390+10.0%
24Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$70,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,370 – $147,310+9.9%
25Painters, Construction and Maintenance$54,010
No formal educational credential
$38,890 – $59,700+9.3%
26Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,330
Associate's degree
$46,840 – $100,440+9.2%
27Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$50,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,960 – $61,770+9.1%
28Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$47,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,370 – $60,750+9.1%
29Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$55,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,390 – $74,190+8.9%
30Business Operations Specialists, All Other$90,230
Bachelor's degree
$51,650 – $132,620+8.6%
31Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$84,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,930 – $125,050+8.4%
32Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,830 – $77,330+8.1%
33Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,870 – $58,510+8.0%
34Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,380
No formal educational credential
$31,530 – $54,810+7.8%
35Sewing Machine Operators$39,430
No formal educational credential
$29,260 – $48,330+7.5%
36Computer Occupations, All Other$125,050
Bachelor's degree
$69,910 – $161,470+7.3%
37Food Batchmakers$45,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,720 – $57,850+6.9%
38Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,760 – $54,380+6.8%
39Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$57,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,910 – $71,970+6.5%
40Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$67,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,900 – $80,170+6.2%
41Counter and Rental Clerks$43,720
No formal educational credential
$26,680 – $60,840+5.9%
42Nursing Assistants$44,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,440 – $47,600+5.4%
43Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$48,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,000 – $64,140+5.1%
44Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,990 – $60,770+4.9%
45Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$59,840
No formal educational credential
$41,300 – $75,540+4.9%
46Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,270
Associate's degree
$48,950 – $86,260+4.8%
47Construction Laborers$49,350
No formal educational credential
$38,420 – $72,110+4.7%
48Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$79,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,730 – $110,630+4.4%
49Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$40,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,420 – $66,650+4.0%
50Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,190 – $62,390+3.9%

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

#	Occupation	MedianYork-Hanover, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$341,630	$91,820 – $366,390	+39.9%
2	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$108,160	$59,050 – $144,680	+33.4%
3	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,970	$34,820 – $70,490	+31.3%
4	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$80,710	$58,430 – $92,920	+28.8%
5	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,770	$46,570 – $74,300	+28.1%
6	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$84,300	$67,350 – $104,250	+27.2%
7	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$81,830	$57,890 – $101,050	+27.1%
8	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$79,730	$50,620 – $94,510	+24.6%
9	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,610	$43,230 – $105,270	+21.1%
10	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$76,360	$46,180 – $101,660	+18.7%
11	Helpers--Production WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,870	$37,450 – $51,220	+17.4%
12	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,120	$57,480 – $93,280	+16.9%
13	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,390	$33,650 – $56,550	+15.6%
14	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$122,130	$86,620 – $160,250	+15.4%
15	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$41,800	$29,240 – $49,220	+15.2%
16	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,570	$37,550 – $82,280	+14.0%
17	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$80,870	$49,890 – $104,350	+12.3%
18	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$83,280	$61,140 – $123,250	+12.1%
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,340	$29,070 – $54,990	+11.9%
20	Food Cooking Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,350	$37,160 – $51,520	+11.4%
21	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$84,310	$45,890 – $136,850	+10.6%
22	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,340	$48,770 – $116,650	+10.5%
23	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$115,540	$54,010 – $450,390	+10.0%
24	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,100	$47,370 – $147,310	+9.9%
25	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$54,010	$38,890 – $59,700	+9.3%
26	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,330	$46,840 – $100,440	+9.2%
27	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,580	$37,960 – $61,770	+9.1%
28	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,160	$37,370 – $60,750	+9.1%
29	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,110	$37,390 – $74,190	+8.9%
30	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$90,230	$51,650 – $132,620	+8.6%
31	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,590	$49,930 – $125,050	+8.4%
32	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,610	$35,830 – $77,330	+8.1%
33	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,310	$41,870 – $58,510	+8.0%
34	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$43,380	$31,530 – $54,810	+7.8%
35	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$39,430	$29,260 – $48,330	+7.5%
36	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$125,050	$69,910 – $161,470	+7.3%
37	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,190	$31,720 – $57,850	+6.9%
38	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,860	$37,760 – $54,380	+6.8%
39	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,720	$47,910 – $71,970	+6.5%
40	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,820	$47,900 – $80,170	+6.2%
41	Counter and Rental ClerksNo formal educational credential	$43,720	$26,680 – $60,840	+5.9%
42	Nursing AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,530	$38,440 – $47,600	+5.4%
43	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,540	$39,000 – $64,140	+5.1%
44	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,480	$35,990 – $60,770	+4.9%
45	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$59,840	$41,300 – $75,540	+4.9%
46	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,270	$48,950 – $86,260	+4.8%
47	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$49,350	$38,420 – $72,110	+4.7%
48	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,550	$60,730 – $110,630	+4.4%
49	Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,970	$31,420 – $66,650	+4.0%
50	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,000	$38,190 – $62,390	+3.9%

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