Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $89,400 a year.

$89,400 / year, mean
↓ 17.8% below national average 29th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown pays below most of Pennsylvania for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for biological science teachers, postsecondary, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
130
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.7%
Cost of living 100 #61 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $363,989 #73 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $82,602 #41 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Allentown ranks #61 for cost of living and #73 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Diego $182,570 San Jose $164,630 Riverside $156,420 San Francisco $155,150 Bakersfield $147,360 Charlottesville $139,410 Los Angeles $138,770 Seattle $127,230 Ann Arbor $126,760 Sacramento $125,170 Ithaca $123,070 Fresno $122,530 Rochester $117,430 Santa Maria $117,190 Detroit $112,520 New York $112,240 Chicago $112,080 Grand Rapids $110,900 Austin $109,740 Albany $107,830 Portland $106,870 Syracuse $106,220 Philadelphia $105,910 College Station $105,800 Trenton $105,490 McAllen $104,320 Harrisburg $103,460 Buffalo $102,170 Houston $100,480 Baltimore $96,160 Erie $95,490 Lubbock $95,380 Dallas $95,060 Lexington $94,420 El Paso $94,230 Indianapolis $92,810 Richmond $92,030 Harrisonburg $91,250 Scranton $90,360 Kiryas Joel $89,980 Pittsburgh $89,770 Killeen $89,650 Evansville $89,600 Allentown $89,400 Reading $89,160 Spokane $88,660 Bellingham $87,200 San Antonio $86,530 Bloomington $85,940 Laredo $85,300 Virginia Beach $82,640 South Bend $81,400 Deltona $81,020 Abilene $80,470 Fort Wayne $80,430 Louisville $78,930 Miami $76,050 Wheeling $74,700 Huntington $74,190 Lakeland $68,230 Charleston $66,630 Tampa $66,130 Orlando $65,020 Jacksonville $64,050 Roanoke $62,200
CityMean salaryvs. Allentown
Abilene, Texas$80,470-10.0%
Albany, New York$107,830+20.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$126,760+41.8%
Austin, Texas$109,740+22.8%
Bakersfield, California$147,360+64.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$96,160+7.6%
Bellingham, Washington$87,200-2.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$85,940-3.9%
Buffalo, New York$102,170+14.3%
Charleston, West Virginia$66,630-25.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$139,410+55.9%
Chicago, Illinois$112,080+25.4%
College Station, Texas$105,800+18.3%
Dallas, Texas$95,060+6.3%
Deltona, Florida$81,020-9.4%
Detroit, Michigan$112,520+25.9%
El Paso, Texas$94,230+5.4%
Erie, Pennsylvania$95,490+6.8%
Evansville, Indiana$89,600+0.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$80,430-10.0%
Fresno, California$122,530+37.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$110,900+24.0%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$103,460+15.7%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$91,250+2.1%
Houston, Texas$100,480+12.4%
Huntington, West Virginia$74,190-17.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$92,810+3.8%
Ithaca, New York$123,070+37.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$64,050-28.4%
Killeen, Texas$89,650+0.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$89,980+0.6%
Lakeland, Florida$68,230-23.7%
Laredo, Texas$85,300-4.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$94,420+5.6%
Los Angeles, California$138,770+55.2%
Louisville, Kentucky$78,930-11.7%
Lubbock, Texas$95,380+6.7%
McAllen, Texas$104,320+16.7%
Miami, Florida$76,050-14.9%
New York, New York$112,240+25.5%
Orlando, Florida$65,020-27.3%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$105,910+18.5%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$89,770+0.4%
Portland, Oregon$106,870+19.5%
Reading, Pennsylvania$89,160-0.3%
Richmond, Virginia$92,030+2.9%
Riverside, California$156,420+75.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$62,200-30.4%
Rochester, New York$117,430+31.4%
Sacramento, California$125,170+40.0%
San Antonio, Texas$86,530-3.2%
San Diego, California$182,570+104.2%
San Francisco, California$155,150+73.5%
San Jose, California$164,630+84.1%
Santa Maria, California$117,190+31.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$90,360+1.1%
Seattle, Washington$127,230+42.3%
South Bend, Indiana$81,400-8.9%
Spokane, Washington$88,660-0.8%
Syracuse, New York$106,220+18.8%
Tampa, Florida$66,130-26.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$105,490+18.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$82,640-7.6%
Wheeling, West Virginia$74,700-16.4%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
89,400/yr
Estimated take-home
68,978/yr
Est. total withheld
22.8%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-1042 SOC code
Official area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
BethlehemEaston
Multi-state area: PA;NJ
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
866,764