Salaries in Reading, PA metro area

Typical pay for 398 jobs in the Reading, PA metro area. The median for all workers is $49,440 a year ($23.77 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$49,440
Median hourly
$23.77
Workers
174,670
vs U.S. median
-3%

Highest paying jobs in Reading, PA

Most common jobs in Reading, PA

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Pennsylvania.

All 398 jobs by category

Management Occupations

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$55,340$26.6040
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$75,200—120
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$78,220—40
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$83,980—130
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,740—210
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$83,780—160
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$40,280$19.3750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,860—1,780
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,460—90
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$83,970—70
History Teachers, Postsecondary$99,700—30
Instructional Coordinator$75,070$36.09220
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$79,420—100
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$65,290$31.39140
Library Technician$38,410$18.4740
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,110—70
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,120—780
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$61,500—100
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$34,870$16.76520
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$74,840—50
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,250—1,350
Self-Enrichment Teacher$37,660$18.11360
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$77,230—280
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,670—380
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,310$22.261,140
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$34,450—1,880
Tutor$55,270$26.5780

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Audio and Video Technicians$55,000$26.4440
Coaches and Scouts$48,960—160
Commercial and Industrial Designers$78,230$37.6140
Editor$65,130$31.3150
Floral Designer$35,670$17.1550
Graphic Designer$54,340$26.13230
Interpreters and Translators$62,590$30.0940
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$40,350$19.40200
Photographer$42,430$20.4040
Producers and Directors$60,280$28.9850
Public Relations Specialist$51,180$24.61240

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Athletic Trainer$59,940—30
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,280$38.1260
Chiropractor$73,570$35.3740
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$46,990$22.59250
Dental Hygienist$80,300$38.61220
Dentists, General$151,850$73.01120
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$86,740$41.7070
Dietetic Technician$34,090$16.3950
Dietitians and Nutritionists$71,480$34.3790
Emergency Medical Technician$44,100$21.20330
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,670$21.96210
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,950$31.23990
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$100,110$48.1340
Medical Records Specialist$46,170$22.20270
Nurse Midwife$124,470$59.84n/a
Nurse Practitioner$135,390$65.09310
Occupational Therapist$95,470$45.90170
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$43,810$21.06100
Opticians, Dispensing$42,470$20.4260
Optometrist$139,400$67.0240
Paramedic$60,050$28.87170
Pharmacist$143,210$68.85240
Pharmacy Technician$36,860$17.72410
Physical Therapist$102,950$49.49300
Physician Assistant$130,160$62.58190
Physicians, All Other$77,820$37.41500
Psychiatric Technician$36,990$17.78280
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,010$35.10230
Registered Nurse$98,470$47.343,430
Respiratory Therapist$84,330$40.54130
Speech-Language Pathologist$92,930$44.68170
Veterinarian$133,110$64.00100
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,570$21.91190

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$47,160$22.67370
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$39,780$19.12120
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$29,830$14.345,820
Massage Therapist$50,430$24.25100
Medical Assistant$45,610$21.93730
Medical Equipment Preparer$42,590$20.4770
Nursing Assistant$45,530$21.891,830
Occupational Therapy Assistant$72,110$34.6740
Orderly$44,510$21.40100
Phlebotomist$45,360$21.81180
Physical Therapist Assistant$69,530$33.4390
Psychiatric Aide$44,720$21.50130
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,780$17.68120

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$46,040$22.14210
Billing and Posting Clerks$47,510$22.84480
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,720$23.421,260
Cargo and Freight Agents$59,450$28.5850
Couriers and Messengers$34,920$16.7940
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$44,100$21.2030
Customer Service Representative$44,500$21.402,630
Data Entry Keyer$38,680$18.59120
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,920$24.00220
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$61,710$29.67140
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,440$31.94290
File Clerk$41,610$20.0170
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,570$32.011,660
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$31,840$15.31180
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$51,410$24.7280
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,930$23.0440
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$50,150$24.11170
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$52,930$25.4560
Library Assistants, Clerical$27,130$13.05120
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,510$22.3680
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$35,800$17.21170
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,210$21.73690
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,370$23.7450
Office Clerks, General$46,820$22.513,260
Order Clerk$49,860$23.9780
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$53,680$25.81150
Postal Service Clerk$61,050$29.35110
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,400$28.56420
Procurement Clerk$54,570$26.2450
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,250$29.45360
Public Safety Telecommunicator$59,070$28.4090
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,390$17.491,160
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,500$21.871,700
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,960$23.061,290
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$42,900$20.6330
Teller$43,840$21.08510
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$52,220$25.11150
Word Processors and Typists$46,540$22.3730

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$34,870$16.76220

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$35,730$17.18360
Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,920$17.75120
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$49,540$23.82180
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,070$23.59250
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$49,140$23.6240
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,620$22.89270
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$52,150$25.07260
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$70,060$33.6840
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,890$26.3970
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,920$22.0840
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,760$26.33610
Dental Laboratory Technician$49,550$23.8240
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$54,350$26.13690
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,490$26.20140
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,530$26.21160
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,200$37.601,890
Food Batchmaker$44,220$21.26380
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$45,470$21.8680
Food Processing Workers, All Other$39,230$18.8640
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$46,260$22.2450
Furniture Finisher$49,760$23.9270
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,090$25.53350
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,860$25.90190
Helpers--Production Workers$54,550$26.23340
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,170$23.641,010
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$35,490$17.06190
Machinist$59,550$28.63440
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$68,990$33.17210
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,860$22.053,050
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,260$26.57440
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,460$22.3490
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,470$26.19690
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,390$24.22250
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,010$21.16970
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,130$25.06250
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,230$26.55100
Pourers and Casters, Metal$41,400$19.9130
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$40,880$19.6540
Printing Press Operator$47,240$22.71300
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$70,310$33.80670
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$46,650$22.4340
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,890$25.91130
Sewing Machine Operator$37,820$18.18240
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$62,560$30.0840
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$52,780$25.3760
Tool and Die Makers$65,440$31.46100
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,300$29.47190
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$54,840$26.36870
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,960$23.0640
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$45,070$21.67150

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations