Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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          Wages for Food Preparation Workers in PENNSYLVANIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $12.41 $14.40 $16.98 $18.53 $21.80
          Yearly $25,810 $29,950 $35,320 $38,550 $45,340
          Pennsylvania Hourly $10.75 $13.38 $14.83 $17.35 $19.04
          Yearly $22,360 $27,830 $30,840 $36,080 $39,600
          State College, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.60 $13.30 $15.01 $17.41 $18.20
          Yearly $22,040 $27,660 $31,210 $36,220 $37,860
          Chambersburg, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.50 $12.59 $14.37 $16.42 $18.29
          Yearly $21,840 $26,180 $29,890 $34,150 $38,050
          Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.31 $13.70 $15.08 $17.05 $18.42
          Yearly $23,530 $28,490 $31,370 $35,470 $38,310
          York-Hanover, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.92 $13.44 $14.95 $17.20 $18.57
          Yearly $22,720 $27,960 $31,100 $35,770 $38,620
          Erie, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.92 $13.28 $14.24 $16.58 $18.81
          Yearly $22,710 $27,620 $29,620 $34,490 $39,120
          Gettysburg, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.97 $13.66 $15.14 $16.55 $17.95
          Yearly $22,810 $28,410 $31,500 $34,430 $37,330
          Northwestern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $10.34 $12.00 $14.01 $15.72 $18.02
          Yearly $21,510 $24,960 $29,140 $32,700 $37,490
          Johnstown, PA Metro Area Hourly $8.93 $10.21 $11.98 $13.79 $15.77
          Yearly $18,570 $21,230 $24,920 $28,690 $32,790
          Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area Hourly $13.58 $15.01 $16.62 $17.89 $20.82
          Yearly $28,240 $31,220 $34,560 $37,220 $43,300
          Southwestern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $10.75 $12.00 $13.86 $15.46 $18.20
          Yearly $22,360 $24,960 $28,830 $32,150 $37,850
          Lebanon, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.11 $13.45 $15.00 $17.10 $19.16
          Yearly $23,100 $27,980 $31,200 $35,570 $39,850
          Altoona, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.69 $13.45 $14.57 $16.69 $17.35
          Yearly $22,240 $27,970 $30,300 $34,710 $36,080
          Williamsport, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.27 $12.73 $13.69 $15.91 $16.98
          Yearly $21,360 $26,470 $28,480 $33,100 $35,320
          Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.71 $13.32 $14.05 $16.54 $18.00
          Yearly $22,280 $27,710 $29,210 $34,400 $37,450
          Lancaster, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.22 $13.58 $15.19 $16.80 $18.77
          Yearly $23,340 $28,250 $31,580 $34,940 $39,050
          Northeastern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $10.75 $12.88 $14.01 $17.35 $17.90
          Yearly $22,360 $26,780 $29,140 $36,080 $37,230
          Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area Hourly $13.00 $14.48 $16.07 $17.90 $19.92
          Yearly $27,040 $30,120 $33,430 $37,230 $41,430
          Reading, PA Metro Area Hourly $11.04 $13.38 $15.18 $17.31 $19.13
          Yearly $22,960 $27,830 $31,580 $36,000 $39,790
          Central Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $10.21 $11.40 $13.82 $14.88 $18.02
          Yearly $21,240 $23,720 $28,740 $30,950 $37,490
          Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area Hourly $9.18 $12.90 $14.48 $17.08 $18.93
          Yearly $19,100 $26,830 $30,120 $35,520 $39,360