How much do Shampooers make in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Shampooers, the published 10th percentile is $21,630 and the 90th percentile is $35,550. The difference is $13,920, which is 46.8% 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 $23,990 to the 75th at $35,460, covers $11,470.

The mean annual wage is $29,860, which sits above the median of $29,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ median is 8.8% lower than the national median of $32,600 for Shampooers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $29,750, which is 8.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.8% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $26,130.

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 99.968, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Shampooers at $29,750 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Shampooers. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ ranks 7th of 8 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).).

• Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 45 miles away, with a median of $19,690 and employment of 120. That median is 33.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $21,046, against $29,750 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 62 miles away, with a median of $32,610 and employment of 710. That median is 9.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,798, against $29,750 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 83 miles away, with a median of $37,620 and employment of 1,410. That median is 26.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,421, against $29,750 here.