Broadcast Technicians Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Broadcast Technicians in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $70,160 a year.

$70,160 / year, mean
↓ 0.9% below national average 60th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Pennsylvania — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's close to the national average for broadcast technicians — a fairly typical rate for this role. 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)
80
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.1%
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.

Philadelphia $101,650 New York $97,370 San Francisco $93,000 Chicago $84,530 Miami $78,770 Pittsburgh $77,890 Buffalo $77,780 Sacramento $71,390 Riverside $70,720 Allentown $70,160 Baltimore $69,970 Seattle $68,310 San Diego $67,600 Dallas $66,130 Orlando $65,050 Austin $64,960 Harrisburg $62,460 Lansing $61,920 Rochester $61,290 Scranton $60,720 Fort Myers $58,780 Fresno $58,770 Tampa $58,610 Houston $57,970 Portland $57,360 Detroit $57,250 Albany $56,820 Virginia Beach $55,640 Syracuse $54,830 Grand Rapids $54,580 Spokane $54,510 Jacksonville $52,890 Indianapolis $52,280 San Antonio $50,960 Richmond $50,430 El Paso $48,500 Lexington $47,440 Peoria $46,620 Eugene $45,810 Bloomington $45,680 Fort Wayne $45,450 South Bend $43,220 Louisville $42,300
CityMean salaryvs. Allentown
Albany, New York$56,820-19.0%
Austin, Texas$64,960-7.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$69,970-0.3%
Bloomington, Indiana$45,680-34.9%
Buffalo, New York$77,780+10.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$58,780-16.2%
Chicago, Illinois$84,530+20.5%
Dallas, Texas$66,130-5.7%
Detroit, Michigan$57,250-18.4%
El Paso, Texas$48,500-30.9%
Eugene, Oregon$45,810-34.7%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$45,450-35.2%
Fresno, California$58,770-16.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$54,580-22.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$62,460-11.0%
Houston, Texas$57,970-17.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$52,280-25.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$52,890-24.6%
Lansing, Michigan$61,920-11.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$47,440-32.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$42,300-39.7%
Miami, Florida$78,770+12.3%
New York, New York$97,370+38.8%
Orlando, Florida$65,050-7.3%
Peoria, Illinois$46,620-33.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$101,650+44.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$77,890+11.0%
Portland, Oregon$57,360-18.2%
Richmond, Virginia$50,430-28.1%
Riverside, California$70,720+0.8%
Rochester, New York$61,290-12.6%
Sacramento, California$71,390+1.8%
San Antonio, Texas$50,960-27.4%
San Diego, California$67,600-3.6%
San Francisco, California$93,000+32.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$60,720-13.5%
Seattle, Washington$68,310-2.6%
South Bend, Indiana$43,220-38.4%
Spokane, Washington$54,510-22.3%
Syracuse, New York$54,830-21.9%
Tampa, Florida$58,610-16.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$55,640-20.7%

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
70,160/yr
Estimated take-home
56,034/yr
Est. total withheld
20.1%

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 27-4012 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