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Public Safety Telecommunicators salary in Scranton, PA

The median public safety telecommunicators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns $46,870 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,200 a month.

10th percentile
$40,730
25th percentile
$40,770
Median percentile
$46,870
75th percentile
$50,790
90th percentile
$61,660

Based on 160 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,401 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,870
Federal income tax−$3,444
Social Security + Medicare−$3,586
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,439
Monthly take-home$3,200
Every two weeks$1,477

Does it go far here?

$50,098Median pay in Scranton, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Scranton, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$232,880
Pharmacists$130,950
Financial Managers$124,920
Software Developers$119,960
Sales Managers$116,120
Managers, All Other$111,970
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,240
Lawyers$100,420

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