Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,285
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$8,435
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,267
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
$46,720
Kept after tax
$38,285
Worth in national money
$39,267
State rank
40
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Pennsylvania. The middle earner gets $46,720. That is 40 of 51 states, and about 7.1% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Pennsylvania reports figures for, this is number 358.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $46,720, tax leaves $38,285, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $39,267 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $52,880, since top earners drag the number up.
- For health technologists and technicians, all other, Pennsylvania sits in the lower band at $46,720, ranking 40 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 7.1%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Pennsylvania's occupational distribution, health technologists and technicians, all other sits at 358 of 492 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Because Pennsylvania sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for health technologists and technicians, all other — median $46,720 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $38,285 retained, $39,267 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $52,880 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,350 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,150 |
| This salary | $46,720 |
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 | $38,285 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,720 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,607 |
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 | $44,935 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,944 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $46,720 as a midpoint for Pennsylvania, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $39,350 and the ninetieth is $75,150 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $38,285 take-home in Pennsylvania comes from $46,720. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 358 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,267 uses one figure for the whole of Pennsylvania. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 358.
- The Pennsylvania median of $46,720 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $39,350 to $75,150. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $38,285, from $46,720, assumes a single Pennsylvania filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 358 of 492 locally, and the state ranks 40 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,267, worked from $46,720, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Pennsylvania address, on work sitting at 358 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $52,880, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $39,350 at the bottom tenth to $75,150 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Pennsylvania is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $39,267 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Pennsylvania then takes its own share, leaving $38,285.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Pennsylvania is $52,880. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($39,350) and the ninetieth ($75,150) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $39,267 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 $38,285 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.