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Average Log Graders And Scalers Salary in Pennsylvania

Log Graders And Scalers in Pennsylvania earn a median annual salary of $44,550, which is -3.8% compared to the national median. There are 330 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Pennsylvania (state).

$44,550
Pennsylvania median annual wage
$21/hour median
-3.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $46,330
330
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.71
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,880
25th
$38,100
Median
$44,550
75th
$52,620
90th
$60,760

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Pennsylvania, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
97.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$45,659
Goods: 99.4%
Services: 109.3%
Rents: 85.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $61,580 Compare 200
Oregon $60,250 Compare 50
Idaho $57,620 Compare 140
California $56,670 Compare 320
Michigan $51,810 Compare 50
Maine $50,180 Compare 120

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Pennsylvania

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $579,120 0.95
Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons $553,740 N/A
Anesthesiologists $461,390 0.27
Radiologists $455,380 1.31
Physicians, Pathologists $413,370 0.49
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $354,020 0.44
Orthodontists $311,180 N/A
Family Medicine Physicians $306,030 1.00

Pennsylvania has salary data for 791 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Log Graders And Scalers in Pennsylvania

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Log Graders And Scalers are projected to change by -0.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.