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Salary vs. Cost of Living in Pennsylvania

Compare take-home pay and living costs across 24 counties and 98 occupations in Pennsylvania.

Counties
24
PA, listed here
Occupations
98
with published wages
Median of medians
$48,850
per year, before tax
Population covered
9,619,294
residents in listed counties

Salary and cost of living across Pennsylvania

We track 98 occupations in 24 counties of Pennsylvania. The middle median salary across all of those county-job combinations is $48,850 a year. Pick a county to see how its jobs pay after taxes and after rent, food and energy.

Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $816 a month in Armstrong County, PA to $1,558 in Philadelphia County, PA. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Philadelphia County, PA has the highest median-of-medians pay at $55,525. Allegheny County, PA has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.

Counties in Pennsylvania, largest first

Showing 1–24 of 24.

Counties in Pennsylvania with pay and rent summaries
CountyPopulationJobs listedTypical median pay1-bedroom rentJobs covering basics
Philadelphia County, PA1,579,70698$55,525$1,558/mo99%
Allegheny County, PA1,238,17733$45,040$1,146/mo100%
Montgomery County, PA867,57398$55,525$1,558/mo99%
Bucks County, PA647,46198$55,525$1,558/mo99%
Delaware County, PA579,22298$55,525$1,558/mo99%
Lancaster County, PA557,9314$29,715$1,256/mo100%
Chester County, PA547,84098$55,525$1,558/mo99%
York County, PA462,9241$43,380$1,042/mo100%
Lehigh County, PA378,7928$35,630$1,519/mo75%
Westmoreland County, PA352,50033$45,040$1,146/mo100%
Luzerne County, PA327,6753$37,410$1,106/mo100%
Northampton County, PA318,5808$35,630$1,519/mo75%
Dauphin County, PA289,5938$40,215$1,285/mo100%
Cumberland County, PA268,3238$40,215$1,285/mo100%
Lackawanna County, PA216,1463$37,410$1,106/mo100%
Washington County, PA210,04233$45,040$1,146/mo100%
Butler County, PA197,25433$45,040$1,146/mo100%
Beaver County, PA166,32433$45,040$1,146/mo100%
Fayette County, PA125,99733$45,040$1,146/mo100%
Lawrence County, PA85,02433$45,040$844/mo100%
Carbon County, PA65,3828$35,630$1,519/mo75%
Armstrong County, PA64,62233$45,040$816/mo100%
Perry County, PA46,2398$40,215$1,285/mo100%
Wyoming County, PA25,9673$37,410$1,106/mo100%