Chambersburg, PA

Across all occupations in the Chambersburg, PA metropolitan area, the median wage is $47,540 a year ($22.86 an hour) and the mean $57,150, May 2025. That median is −7% against the US median of $50,980 and −4% against Pennsylvania's $49,690. BLS counts 60,280 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is family medicine physicians; the largest is laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.

All occupations: Chambersburg, PA vs Pennsylvania and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Chambersburg, PA area, Pennsylvania and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Chambersburg, PA	Hourly	$13.49	$17.46	$22.86	$31.25	$46.09	$27.48	60,280
Chambersburg, PA	Annual	$28,050	$36,320	$47,540	$64,990	$95,870	$57,150	60,280
Pennsylvania	Hourly	$13.91	$17.64	$23.89	$37.63	$56.66	$31.60	6,064,600
Pennsylvania	Annual	$28,920	$36,690	$49,690	$78,270	$117,860	$65,730	6,064,600
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

240 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Pennsylvania. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Chambersburg, PA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$258,770	$124.41	30
2	Physicians, All Other	$238,260	$114.55	100
3	Chief Executives	$205,570	$98.83	50
4	Dentists, General	$160,720	$77.27	40
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Pennsylvania	$157,710	$75.82	110
6	Pharmacists	$150,510	$72.36	80
7	Purchasing Managers	$142,950	$68.73	30
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$140,200	$67.40	50
9	Human Resources Managers	$135,570	$65.18	40
10	Marketing Managers	$135,160	$64.98	70
11	Sales Managers in Pennsylvania	$132,930	$63.91	200
12	Financial Managers in Pennsylvania	$132,580	$63.74	190
13	Sales Engineers	$130,310	$62.65	90
14	Veterinarians	$125,400	$60.29	50
15	Managers, All Other in Pennsylvania	$125,380	$60.28	100
16	Physician Assistants	$120,030	$57.71	70
17	Nurse Practitioners	$117,780	$56.63	70
18	Computer Occupations, All Other	$116,030	$55.79	240
19	Financial Specialists, All Other	$111,530	$53.62	40
20	Software Developers in Pennsylvania	$106,200	$51.06	200

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Chambersburg, PA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Pennsylvania	3,130	51.94	2.74	$47,540
2	Stockers and Order Fillers in Pennsylvania	2,970	49.34	2.71	$42,990
3	Retail Salespersons in Pennsylvania	1,630	27.11	1.08	$31,090
4	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Pennsylvania	1,580	26.17	1.06	$27,550
5	Cashiers in Pennsylvania	1,460	24.15	1.22	$29,550
6	General and Operations Managers in Pennsylvania	1,450	24.00	1.07	$88,430
7	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Pennsylvania	1,410	23.44	1.77	$55,960
8	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Pennsylvania	1,320	21.89	2.42	$37,320
9	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Pennsylvania	1,220	20.25	4.07	$45,030
10	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Pennsylvania	1,200	19.88	0.72	$31,150
11	Registered Nurses in Pennsylvania	1,030	17.17	0.79	$85,270
12	Office Clerks, General in Pennsylvania	940	15.65	0.99	$41,050
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Pennsylvania	800	13.26	0.93	$35,150
14	Waiters and Waitresses in Pennsylvania	750	12.50	0.86	$30,030
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Pennsylvania	740	12.31	1.25	$55,670
16	Customer Service Representatives in Pennsylvania	690	11.49	0.69	$39,670
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Pennsylvania	620	10.29	0.94	$45,380
18	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Pennsylvania	590	9.76	1.35	$45,060
19	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Pennsylvania	550	9.17	0.99	$66,740
20	Nursing Assistants in Pennsylvania	540	9.00	0.97	$45,260

Most concentrated occupations in Chambersburg, PA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	7.58	100	1.62	$43,620
2	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	4.69	100	1.61	$48,060
3	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	4.59	310	5.21	$64,690
4	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators in Pennsylvania	4.07	1,220	20.25	$45,030
5	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.33	490	8.12	$48,260
6	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.14	510	8.41	$53,340
7	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2.85	180	2.91	$48,500
8	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	2.81	180	3.07	$50,730
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Pennsylvania	2.74	3,130	51.94	$47,540
10	Stockers and Order Fillers in Pennsylvania	2.71	2,970	49.34	$42,990

Occupation groups in Chambersburg, PA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$100,650	$114,640	3,480	57.76	0.81
Computer and Mathematical	$94,940	$99,320	990	16.46	0.49
Architecture and Engineering	$83,430	$90,310	770	12.73	0.76
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$82,150	$93,260	3,350	55.61	0.88
Business and Financial Operations	$78,200	$83,310	2,760	45.78	0.68
Educational Instruction and Library	$62,140	$63,740	2,910	48.26	0.82
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$61,790	$60,930	3,320	55.03	1.41
Legal	$61,310	$88,270	240	3.96	0.47
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$59,420	$72,190	340	5.62	0.59
Construction and Extraction	$54,280	$57,330	2,270	37.63	0.91
Protective Service	$50,560	$55,690	880	14.65	0.60
Community and Social Service	$49,830	$55,860	1,000	16.51	0.96
Production	$48,180	$50,210	5,380	89.29	1.62
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$47,130	$47,410	100	1.74	0.62
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$46,740	$52,290	400	6.72	0.51
Transportation and Material Moving	$45,550	$45,830	11,050	183.39	2.08
Office and Administrative Support	$45,150	$47,910	5,980	99.22	0.87
Healthcare Support	$37,530	$39,620	2,380	39.44	0.78
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$37,040	$39,030	1,680	27.91	0.95
Sales and Related	$34,320	$44,580	5,040	83.69	0.97
Personal Care and Service	$30,880	$36,380	1,120	18.52	0.88
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$28,510	$31,690	4,830	80.11	0.91

Every occupation in Pennsylvania, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 240 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Chambersburg, PA estimates (area 16540).

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Chambersburg, PA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.