Lawyers Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Median annual salary
$100,420
-37% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$131,958
cost index 76.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
| 10th percentile | $50,440 |
| 25th percentile | $53,430 |
| Median (50th) | $100,420 |
| 75th percentile | $147,570 |
| 90th percentile | $207,710 |
| Mean | $116,000 |
| Employed in metro | 810 |
A Lawyers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns a median of $100,420 per year. That is 37% below the national median of $159,670 for this occupation. Because Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA has a cost index of 76.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $131,958 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $65,158, median gross rent $1,003/mo, and the median home value $187,200. See the full Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA cost-of-living profile.