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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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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $11.04 $13.42 $15.59 $17.68 $20.67
      AreaName Yearly $22,970 $27,920 $32,420 $36,780 $42,990
      Pennsylvania Hourly $9.55 $11.31 $13.77 $16.41 $18.79
      AreaName Yearly $19,860 $23,530 $28,640 $34,130 $39,080
      New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area Hourly $15.00 $16.07 $17.65 $20.48 $22.97
      AreaName Yearly $31,200 $33,430 $36,710 $42,590 $47,790
      Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area Hourly $10.78 $13.61 $14.70 $17.22 $20.04
      AreaName Yearly $22,420 $28,310 $30,570 $35,810 $41,680
      Gettysburg, PA Metro Area Hourly $9.82 $12.37 $14.18 $16.20 $17.35
      AreaName Yearly $20,430 $25,720 $29,490 $33,700 $36,080
      Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area Hourly $9.86 $11.97 $14.13 $16.65 $18.57
      AreaName Yearly $20,510 $24,900 $29,390 $34,630 $38,620
      State College, PA Metro Area Hourly $9.22 $11.47 $14.06 $15.31 $17.78
      AreaName Yearly $19,170 $23,850 $29,240 $31,840 $36,980
      Lancaster, PA Metro Area Hourly $9.53 $12.63 $13.89 $16.16 $18.84
      AreaName Yearly $19,820 $26,270 $28,880 $33,610 $39,180
      Reading, PA Metro Area Hourly $9.65 $12.40 $13.87 $16.60 $19.18
      AreaName Yearly $20,070 $25,790 $28,840 $34,530 $39,890
      Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area Hourly $9.55 $12.00 $13.84 $16.76 $18.97
      AreaName Yearly $19,860 $24,960 $28,790 $34,850 $39,450
      Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.03 $12.72 $13.72 $16.70 $19.19
      AreaName Yearly $20,860 $26,460 $28,530 $34,740 $39,910
      East Stroudsburg, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.09 $11.90 $13.60 $14.57 $18.15
      AreaName Yearly $20,980 $24,750 $28,280 $30,310 $37,750
      York-Hanover, PA Metro Area Hourly $9.41 $10.71 $13.50 $15.31 $18.44
      AreaName Yearly $19,570 $22,270 $28,080 $31,840 $38,360
      Lebanon, PA Metro Area Hourly $7.70 $10.85 $13.44 $14.92 $18.07
      AreaName Yearly $16,020 $22,570 $27,960 $31,030 $37,580
      Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metro Area Hourly $10.09 $12.37 $13.40 $16.04 $18.69
      AreaName Yearly $20,990 $25,740 $27,870 $33,360 $38,870
      Williamsport, PA Metro Area Hourly $9.13 $11.23 $13.31 $14.35 $17.59
      AreaName Yearly $18,980 $23,370 $27,680 $29,850 $36,590
      Western Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $9.05 $10.00 $13.23 $14.24 $17.06
      AreaName Yearly $18,820 $20,800 $27,520 $29,610 $35,490
      Southern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $10.00 $10.74 $13.20 $13.71 $15.81
      AreaName Yearly $20,800 $22,340 $27,450 $28,510 $32,870
      Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area Hourly $8.57 $10.31 $13.18 $14.74 $17.62
      AreaName Yearly $17,830 $21,450 $27,410 $30,650 $36,640
      Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area Hourly $8.57 $11.18 $13.15 $13.96 $16.95
      AreaName Yearly $17,830 $23,260 $27,350 $29,040 $35,250
      Altoona, PA Metro Area Hourly $9.22 $11.26 $13.11 $16.23 $17.40
      AreaName Yearly $19,170 $23,430 $27,280 $33,760 $36,180
      Erie, PA Metro Area Hourly $9.77 $11.56 $13.11 $14.73 $17.77
      AreaName Yearly $20,330 $24,040 $27,280 $30,630 $36,960
      Northern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly $8.63 $10.24 $13.03 $13.98 $16.77
      AreaName Yearly $17,940 $21,300 $27,100 $29,090 $34,890
      Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metro Area Hourly $10.24 $11.06 $12.61 $14.27 $16.50
      AreaName Yearly $21,300 $23,000 $26,230 $29,680 $34,320
      Johnstown, PA Metro Area Hourly $8.41 $10.32 $12.20 $13.24 $15.63
      AreaName Yearly $17,500 $21,470 $25,370 $27,540 $32,510