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SOC 27-2022 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS

Coaches and Scouts — Lancaster

Lancaster, PA · 10 metro areas compared

$47,380 /year
230jobs in area
+0.1%vs US median

The median wage for Coaches and Scouts in Lancaster, PA is $47,380 per year, close to the national median of $47,320 for the same occupation.

Wage distribution · annual

Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners

US MEDIAN $47,32010TH$18,01025TH$30,870MEDIAN$47,38075TH$59,69090TH$97,320

How pay has moved

$50,823$30,1682019202020212022202320242025$47,380
$33,610 in 2019 to $47,380 in 2025, +41% before inflation. BLS states that OEWS estimates are not designed for comparison across years: the occupational classification, the sampling frame and the survey method have all changed inside this window. Read the direction, not the exact difference.

The next ten years

Projected to grow faster than average

Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
+6.4%
Openings per year
41,800
Typical entry-level education
Bachelor's degree

Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.

10.2% of people in this occupation work for themselves.

Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Lancaster, PA.

Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.

Salary overview

The median wage for Coaches and Scouts in Lancaster, PA is $47,380 per year, close to the national median of $47,320 for the same occupation. Pay ranges from under $18,010 at the tenth percentile to more than $97,320 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $30,870 to $59,690.

The area has 230 jobs in this occupation, which works out to 0.9 of every thousand jobs. Philadelphia leads the state's metro areas for this occupation, at $56,770. Set against every other occupation measured in the same area, it ranks 295th of 433 by median pay.

Percentile breakdown

Annual wages by percentile · Lancaster, PA · May 2025
PercentileAnnualvs US median
10th$18,010−61.9%
25th$30,870−34.8%
Median (50th)$47,380+0.1%
75th$59,690+26.1%
90th$97,320+105.7%
Mean$56,190+18.7%

Why the average earner is usually not a typical earner

Other metro areas in Pennsylvania

Median annual wage for Coaches and Scouts, by metro area
#Metro areaMedianJobsRelative
1Philadelphia$56,7703,650
2Allentown$49,460480
3Chambersburg$49,08050
4Reading$48,960160
5York$48,650140
6Pittsburgh$47,0501,550
7Scranton$46,880250
8Altoona$46,73090
9Erie$43,410170
10Harrisburg$40,570420

What the pay is worth locally

Prices in Lancaster sit close to the national average, so $47,380 is worth roughly its face value against pay elsewhere.

Published median

$47,380as reported by BLS

Local price level

98.3US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Adjusted for local prices

$48,199US average = 100 · BEA 2024

Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest

Key takeaways

  • Median pay is $47,380 a year, 0.1% above the national median.
  • Published pay spans $18,010 to $97,320 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
  • The area has 230 jobs in this occupation.
  • The highest-paying metro area covered is Philadelphia, at $56,770.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median wage for Coaches and Scouts in Lancaster, PA?

The median annual wage is $47,380, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.

Is that higher than the national average?

The national median for this occupation is $47,320, so pay in Lancaster, PA is 0.1% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.

What do the top earners make?

The top tenth of this occupation in Lancaster, PA earns more than $97,320 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.

What is the starting range?

The tenth percentile wage is $18,010 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.

Which area nearby pays the most?

The highest median for this occupation among the metro areas covered is in Philadelphia, at $56,770 per year.

How many jobs are there in this occupation here?

The survey estimates 230 jobs in this occupation in Lancaster, PA. Self-employed workers are not included.

Source and methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.