Home / Wages / Gettysburg Gettysburg salaries The median worker in the Gettysburg, PA metro area earned $45,160 a year in 2024, about $21.71 an hour. That ranks #256 of the 391 metro areas published here, 8.8% below the national median.
Pennsylvania
Median pay $45,160 $21.71 per hour
Vs national -8.8% U.S. $49,500
Workers 32,130 wage and salary
Metro rank #256 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Gettysburg pays 7% less than Pennsylvania as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 1.72× 520 $42,090 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1.57× 500 $49,020 Waiters and Waitresses 1.43× 690 $29,000 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1.39× 500 $41,050 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1.36× 590 $50,720 Retail Salespersons 1.3× 1,030 $27,510 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1.18× 730 $38,380 General and Operations Managers 1.17× 870 $81,220 Office Clerks, General 1.15× 600 $39,050 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.11× 880 $27,670 Cashiers 0.95× 620 $27,730
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Gettysburg Occupation Median Hourly Employed Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $91,150 $43.82 220 General and Operations Managers $81,220 $39.05 870 Registered Nurses $80,510 $38.71 450 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $80,220 n/a 420 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $71,080 n/a 410 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $70,430 $33.86 240 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $62,160 $29.89 220 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $61,740 $29.68 220 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $58,980 $28.35 260 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $50,720 $24.39 590 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $49,760 $23.92 210 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $49,020 $23.57 500 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $48,120 $23.13 220 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $47,450 $22.81 360 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $46,610 $22.41 270 Construction Laborers $46,600 $22.41 230 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $43,580 $20.95 260 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $42,090 $20.24 520 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $41,050 $19.74 500 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $40,230 $19.34 450 Packers and Packagers, Hand $39,410 $18.95 220 Nursing Assistants $39,400 $18.94 370 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $39,390 $18.94 280 Customer Service Representatives $39,170 $18.83 370 Office Clerks, General $39,050 $18.78 600 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $38,380 $18.45 730 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,760 $17.19 440 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $34,670 $16.67 330 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $34,230 $16.46 250 Cooks, Restaurant $34,060 $16.38 400 Receptionists and Information Clerks $33,970 $16.33 230 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $33,760 n/a 330 Stockers and Order Fillers $32,430 $15.59 350 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $29,540 $14.20 320 Waiters and Waitresses $29,000 $13.94 690 Cashiers $27,730 $13.33 620 Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,670 $13.31 880 Retail Salespersons $27,510 $13.23 1,030 Bartenders $26,220 $12.61 300
Where most people work Largest occupations in Gettysburg by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Retail Salespersons 1,030 $27,510 $13.23 Fast Food and Counter Workers 880 $27,670 $13.31 General and Operations Managers 870 $81,220 $39.05 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 730 $38,380 $18.45 Waiters and Waitresses 690 $29,000 $13.94 Cashiers 620 $27,730 $13.33 Office Clerks, General 600 $39,050 $18.78 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 590 $50,720 $24.39 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 520 $42,090 $20.24 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 500 $41,050 $19.74 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 500 $49,020 $23.57 Registered Nurses 450 $80,510 $38.71 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 450 $40,230 $19.34 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 440 $35,760 $17.19 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 420 $80,220 n/a Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 410 $71,080 n/a Cooks, Restaurant 400 $34,060 $16.38 Nursing Assistants 370 $39,400 $18.94 Customer Service Representatives 370 $39,170 $18.83 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 360 $47,450 $22.81
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Pennsylvania metro areas Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 2,868,720 workers $51,760 State College 68,760 workers $50,250 Harrisburg-Carlisle 330,750 workers $48,510 Pittsburgh 1,109,050 workers $48,210 Reading 171,480 workers $48,210 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 370,040 workers $47,770 Gettysburg pay: common questions What is the average salary in Gettysburg? The median across all occupations is $45,160 , or $21.71 an hour, covering 32,130 wage and salary workers. The mean is $54,280, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Gettysburg pay more than the rest of Pennsylvania? No. The metro median of $45,160 is 7% below the Pennsylvania median of $48,550. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Gettysburg? Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers ($91,150), General and Operations Managers ($81,220), Registered Nurses ($80,510). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Gettysburg unusually full of? Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, at 1.72× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.