How much do Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other make in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Percentile spread

For Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $33,900 and the 90th percentile is $104,790. The difference is $70,890, which is 137.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $38,920 to the 75th at $89,750, covers $50,830.

The mean annual wage is $63,350, which sits above the median of $51,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA median is 9.1% lower than the national median of $56,730 for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,111, which is 2.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $54,770.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 93.556, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other at $55,111 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

32 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks 27th of 33 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 45 miles away, with a median of $56,290 and employment of 60. That median is 9.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,308, against $55,111 here.
• Binghamton, NY is 58 miles away, with a median of $58,570 and employment of 110. That median is 13.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,071, against $55,111 here.
• Elmira, NY is 72 miles away, with a median of $64,690 and employment of 40. That median is 25.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,529, against $55,111 here.