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Average Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, And Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Pennsylvania

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, And Samplers, Recordkeeping in Pennsylvania earn a median annual salary of $49,480, which is +6.7% compared to the national median. There are 2,100 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).

$49,480
Pennsylvania median annual wage
$24/hour median
+6.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $46,380
2,100
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.01
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$37,300
25th
$44,380
Median
$49,480
75th
$60,710
90th
$62,930

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
$50,711
Goods: 99.4%
Services: 109.3%
Rents: 85.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Wyoming $62,840 Compare 60
Indiana $57,210 Compare 2,590
Oregon $54,500 Compare 800
New Mexico $53,960 Compare 250
Maine $51,120 Compare 240
Utah $49,830 Compare 270

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 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, And Samplers, Recordkeeping in Pennsylvania

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, And Samplers, Recordkeeping are projected to change by -4.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 5,300 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.