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Average Salary by Sector

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Average Salary by Sector, 2021

What does this measure?

The average annual salary paid to workers in each economic sector.

Why is this important?

Salaries are a gauge of overall economic health and a measure of the degree to which employees are sharing in the prosperity of a community or a specific economic sector. They also indicate the vitality of specific sectors and their demand for workers.

How does our county compare?

In 2021, the three highest-paid sectors in Lancaster County were Financial Activities, with an average salary of $85,947, Professional and Business Services at $68,311 and Construction, at $67,030. Salaries were higher at both the state and national level in each of these sectors. For example, the average salary for Financial Activities was 20% higher in Pennsylvania, at $102,710, and 34% higher nationally, at $114,932.

Similar to Lancaster, Financial Activities was the highest-paid sector in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin and York counties. Information ranked highest in Chester County and Construction in Lebanon County.

Notes about the data

Figures are in constant 2021 dollars. Industries in which most of the workforce is part-time (such as Leisure and Hospitality) may appear to pay even lower salaries than they do in comparison with sectors that have more full-time workers. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the third quarter.

Average Salary by Sector, 2021
ConstructionEducational ServicesFinancial ActivitiesGovernmentHealth Care and Social AssistanceInformationLeisure and HospitalityManufacturingNatural Resources and MiningOther ServicesProfessional and Business ServicesTrade, Transportation, and UtilitiesTotal
Pennsylvania$72,848$63,833$102,710$67,442$58,599$112,891$25,077$69,382$63,884$40,508$92,164$52,600$64,697
Lancaster County$67,030$47,762$85,947$56,627$56,453$62,167$21,283$63,443$44,550$39,062$68,311$45,883$54,200
Berks County$69,404$41,600$87,542$60,950$63,396$54,424$20,456$66,690$45,182$35,582$72,442$46,417$57,401
Chester County$78,012$61,426$135,455$61,420$60,513$138,165$24,844$83,905$47,649$40,079$122,897$61,332$81,873
Cumberland County$67,044$52,418$81,531$73,789$58,264$70,357$22,579$64,686$37,883$40,591$78,118$48,506$58,414
Dauphin County$67,557$55,782$87,042$65,556$69,862$72,106$24,497$74,714$39,998$48,783$80,602$53,382$62,920
Lebanon County$62,317$51,414$60,149$55,341$58,874$48,340$19,403$59,705$47,351$32,943$55,479$44,309$50,572
York County$69,011$41,556$76,975$70,490$64,209$58,117$19,154$65,619$43,567$37,259$62,922$46,215$55,755

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Notes: Figures are in constant 2021 dollars. N/A - Data not available or not disclosed.




Total Salary by Sector, 2021
ConstructionEducational ServicesFinancial ActivitiesGovernmentHealth Care and Social AssistanceInformationLeisure and HospitalityManufacturingNatural Resources and MiningOther ServicesProfessional and Business ServicesTrade, Transportation, and UtilitiesTotal
Pennsylvania$19,133,499,222$29,509,391,324$33,742,206,627$15,573,780,995$61,229,776,534$10,060,703,878$12,059,766,388$37,766,393,140$3,026,699,223$7,494,309,004$74,766,215,907$61,063,474,331$365,559,313,786
Lancaster County$1,161,634,593$178,153,024$779,364,528$241,966,762$2,239,785,525$137,699,477$453,882,214$2,321,112,242$151,379,835$295,775,153$1,615,292,864$2,669,630,044$12,972,796,687
Berks County$497,489,254$76,294,218$546,525,310$262,512,837$1,710,244,625$42,233,329$262,576,675$1,964,076,386$132,790,519$180,614,761$1,399,365,288$1,592,696,170$9,407,137,590
Chester County$901,038,674$1,036,196,986$3,393,152,411$281,241,079$2,085,817,164$1,011,089,391$452,702,606$1,432,594,830$238,055,453$324,599,782$5,663,074,811$2,628,822,298$19,642,062,585
Cumberland County$325,968,487$164,277,298$731,580,952$557,771,483$1,040,367,086$83,583,918$230,375,505$587,415,007$15,986,797$189,640,246$1,630,326,262$1,859,489,430$7,771,784,943
Dauphin County$380,481,831$585,710,998$771,889,621$1,455,738,854$2,372,935,336$114,071,101$392,166,282$916,139,555$8,599,616$270,601,987$1,762,754,972$1,809,025,758$11,175,412,261
Lebanon County$132,859,444$183,755,209$70,073,730$162,925,297$507,077,944$13,438,570$75,148,042$542,243,776$22,491,778$42,233,397$196,230,690$562,061,338$2,519,197,482
York County$782,589,992$66,447,359$387,954,860$532,129,294$1,644,580,004$47,830,308$277,306,753$2,048,495,561$40,037,966$241,847,804$1,234,834,653$1,783,141,407$9,660,422,301

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Notes: Figures are in constant 2021 dollars. N/A - Data not available or not disclosed.




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Prekindergarten Participation Increasing
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Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Maintaining
Disengaged Youth Maintaining
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Plans of High School Graduates Not Applicable
Enrollment in Local Colleges Decreasing
College Graduation Rates Decreasing
Brain Drain/Gain Increasing
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Average Charitable Giving Maintaining
Voter Registration Rate Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Age of Housing Stock Not Applicable
Violent Crime Rate Maintaining
Incarceration Rate Decreasing
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Population Density Increasing
Air Quality Decreasing
Water Use Decreasing
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Change in Population Increasing
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Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People with Disabilities Decreasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
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Sector Share of Total Jobs Not Applicable
Workers by Occupation Not Applicable
Change in Labor Force Decreasing
People Entering/Leaving County/Region for Work Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio Maintaining
Employer Size Not Applicable
Change in Number of Businesses by Sector Increasing
Change in Total Agricultural Sales Increasing
Spending for Local Government Maintaining
Spending for School Districts Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Veterans Living in Poverty Maintaining
Working Poor Maintaining
Median Household Income by Household Type Not Applicable
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Living Wage Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Household Receiving Temporary Assistance Increasing
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch Increasing
Median Home Value Maintaining
Occupied Housing Units Maintaining
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Rent Maintaining
Cost of Renting Increasing
Households Without Vehicles Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance Increasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Health Status Decreasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness Maintaining
Adults Who are Overweight or Obese Not Applicable
Mortality Rates Decreasing
Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Fatal Drug Overdoses Increasing
Cancer Incidence Decreasing
Households With Internet Access Not Applicable
High-Tech Jobs Increasing
STEM Graduates Maintaining
Science and Engineering Research and Development Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
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