Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,192
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$8,408
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,172
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$46,600
Kept after tax
$38,192
Worth in national money
$39,172
State rank
29
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Pennsylvania is 29 of 48 states for this job, with a middle wage of $46,600. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 361 among 492 occupations Pennsylvania publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Pennsylvania costs about what the country costs, so from $46,600, take-home of $38,192 is worth roughly $39,172 in national money. The average comes to $47,800, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Pennsylvania ranks 29 of 48 for coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers at $46,600. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 361 of 492 in Pennsylvania places coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Pennsylvania is near the national base, so for coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers, whose median is $46,600, the adjusted figure of $39,172 differs little from $38,192 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $47,800 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,330 |
| This salary | $46,600 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $38,192 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,623 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,603 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $44,820 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,939 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Pennsylvania earn less than $46,600. The published range is $34,340 up to $62,330, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Pennsylvania's $38,192, worked from $46,600. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 361 of 492.
- One number stands for prices across all of Pennsylvania, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,172, the adjusted value of that $46,600 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 361 of 492 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers in Pennsylvania the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,340 to $62,330. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Pennsylvania take-home of $38,192, on $46,600 for work ranking 361 of 492 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 361 of 492 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Pennsylvania, so $39,172 — the adjusted value of that $46,600 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 361 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $34,340 at the tenth percentile, $62,330 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Pennsylvania sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $39,172 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Pennsylvania adds its own income tax on top — which is why $38,192 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,340 to $62,330) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Pennsylvania rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $39,172 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,192 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.