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Average Paperhangers Salary in Pennsylvania

Paperhangers in Pennsylvania earn a median annual salary of $61,800, which is +18.5% compared to the national median. There are 30 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).

$61,800
Pennsylvania median annual wage
$30/hour median
+18.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $52,140
30
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.53
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$46,030
25th
$49,570
Median
$61,800
75th
$63,590
90th
$63,590

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
$63,338
Goods: 99.4%
Services: 109.3%
Rents: 85.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
California $62,790 Compare 130
New York $60,230 Compare 300
Missouri $59,560 Compare N/A
Indiana $54,810 Compare 70
Wisconsin $51,500 Compare N/A
Florida $48,780 Compare 30

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 Paperhangers in Pennsylvania

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Paperhangers are projected to change by +5.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 200 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.