SOC 11-9111 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro

Medical and Health Services Managers Salary in Scranton, PA

The average salary for medical and health services managers in Scranton, Pennsylvania is $111,180 a year ($53.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $99,340: half of the 1,330 people in this job in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($140,970).

$111,180average per year

$53.45 / hourMedian $99,340Take-home ≈ $83,632

  • $65K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $99KMedian
  • $126K75th
  • $160K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,330people in this job
-21%vs U.S. average
#9 of 16Pennsylvania metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Medical and Health Services Managers pay range in Scranton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $160,120 or more. The middle half of medical and health services managers in Scranton earn between $79,470 and $126,030.

  • $65K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $99KMedian
  • $126K75th
  • $160K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$111,180$9,265$53.45
Median$99,340$8,278$47.76
Entry level (25th percentile)$79,470$6,622$38.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$126,030$10,502$60.59

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Medical and Health Services Managers pay in Scranton vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Medical and health services managers in Scranton earn 6% less than the Pennsylvania average ($117,690) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($140,970). At the median the gap is -20% against the U.S. median of $123,860.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Scranton$111,180$99,340$64,680$160,1201,330
Pennsylvania$117,690$103,670$64,820$171,40030,480
United States$140,970$123,860$73,390$224,340597,080

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Medical and Health Services Managers salary after taxes in Scranton

On the average salary of $111,180, a single filer in Scranton takes home about $83,632 a year, or $6,969 a month and $3,217 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Scranton a good place for medical and health services managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Scranton area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $111,180 buys what about $118,838 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Scranton ($46,330). A typical home costs $227,793, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Medical and Health Services Managers salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Scranton ranks 9th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($135,290).

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Highest-paying cities for medical and health services managers

Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($200,300).

Medical and Health Services Managers salary by city

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Medical and Health Services Managers salary in Scranton: questions

How much do medical and health services managers make an hour in Scranton?

$53.45 an hour on average, and $47.76 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level medical and health services managers salary in Scranton?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,680 a year and the 25th percentile is $79,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the medical and health services managers take-home pay in Scranton?

About $83,632 a year ($6,969 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $111,180. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do medical and health services managers earn more in Scranton than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($140,970).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-9111; area Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (42540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.35, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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