SOC 15-1299 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Occupations, All Other make in Lancaster, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Occupations, All Other in Lancaster, PA is $81,750. The 10th percentile is $48,840 and the 90th percentile is $135,180. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$81,750

10th percentile
$48,840
25th percentile
$61,120
Median
$81,750
75th percentile
$104,050
90th percentile
$135,180
Mean
$89,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Occupations, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $48,840 and the 90th percentile is $135,180. The difference is $86,340, which is 105.6% 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 $61,120 to the 75th at $104,050, covers $42,930.

The mean annual wage is $89,140, which sits above the median of $81,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lancaster, PA median is 29.9% lower than the national median of $116,580 for Computer Occupations, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,200, which is 28.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.8% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $107,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lancaster, PA is 98.257, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Occupations, All Other at $83,200 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

34 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Occupations, All Other. Lancaster, PA ranks 31st of 35 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).).

  • Lebanon, PA is 25 miles away, with a median of $96,110 and employment of 110. That median is 17.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,107, against $83,200 here.
  • York-Hanover, PA is 27 miles away, with a median of $125,050 and employment of 550. That median is 53% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,260, against $83,200 here.
  • Reading, PA is 31 miles away, with a median of $102,370 and employment of 240. That median is 25.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,471, against $83,200 here.

Employment share

Computer Occupations, All Other accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Lancaster, PA (250 of 252,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (435,370 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.35 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Lancaster, PA · Computer Occupations, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Occupations, All Other make in Lancaster, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Occupations, All Other in Lancaster, PA is $81,750. The 10th percentile is $48,840 and the 90th percentile is $135,180. Employment is 250.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Occupations, All Other?

The local median is 29.9% lower than the national median of $116,580.

What is Computer Occupations, All Other pay in Lancaster, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lancaster, PA is 98.257, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $81,750 is $83,200. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lancaster, PA compare with nearby metros for Computer Occupations, All Other?

Lebanon, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 25 miles away, at $96,110. Lancaster, PA ranks 31st of 35 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.