Lodging Managers in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,305
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$11,675
19.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$50,570
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
$60,980
Kept after tax
$49,305
Worth in national money
$50,570
State rank
44
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Pennsylvania pays lodging managers a middle wage of $60,980, 44 of 51 states and about 11.94% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 492 occupations Pennsylvania reports figures for, this is number 231.
- No great distortion either way. Pennsylvania costs about what the country costs, so from $60,980, take-home of $49,305 is worth roughly $50,570 in national money. The average comes to $63,370, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Pennsylvania's $60,980 median for lodging managers places it 44 of 51 states, about 11.94% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Pennsylvania's occupational distribution, lodging managers sits at 231 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.
- Price parity in Pennsylvania is near the national base, so for lodging managers, whose median is $60,980, the adjusted figure of $50,570 differs little from $49,305 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $63,370 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Lodging Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,980 |
| Top tenth earn over | $86,200 |
| This salary | $60,980 |
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 | $49,305 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,177 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,096 |
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 | $58,650 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,534 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of lodging managers in Pennsylvania earn under $60,980 and half over. The published range runs $37,790 at the tenth percentile to $86,200 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $49,305, from $60,980, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 231 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Pennsylvania, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $50,570, the adjusted value of that $60,980 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 231 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for lodging managers in Pennsylvania, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,790 to $86,200; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $49,305 from $60,980. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 231 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Pennsylvania, so $50,570 — the adjusted value of that $60,980 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 231 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $63,370 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $37,790 at the bottom tenth to $86,200 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $50,570 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $49,305.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $63,370. 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 ($37,790) and the ninetieth ($86,200) 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 $50,570 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 $49,305 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.