SOC 15-1212, wage year 2025-26
Information Security Analysts prevailing wage in Pennsylvania
Short answer
In Pennsylvania, the median prevailing wage for information security analysts across its 20 areas is $32.96 an hour at Level 1 ($68,557 a year) and $61.30 an hour at Level 4 ($127,504 a year). The Level 2 median of $42.55 is 2% below the national median across areas ($43.20). State College, PA is the highest-paying area at $53.88 at Level 2, and Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area the lowest at $33.08.
Every Pennsylvania area for information security analysts
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State College, PA | $42.97 | $53.88 | $64.79 | $75.70 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $38.93 | $49.75 | $60.58 | $71.40 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $37.46 | $47.87 | $58.29 | $68.70 |
| Reading, PA | $34.98 | $45.46 | $55.94 | $66.42 |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $32.82 | $43.24 | $53.65 | $64.07 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $33.92 | $43.21 | $52.49 | $61.78 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $32.57 | $42.77 | $52.98 | $63.18 |
| Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $33.17 | $42.64 | $52.11 | $61.58 |
| Lebanon, PA | $33.10 | $42.58 | $52.06 | $61.54 |
| Lancaster, PA | $33.33 | $42.57 | $51.81 | $61.05 |
| Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $34.54 | $42.52 | $50.49 | $58.47 |
| Johnstown, PA | $33.19 | $42.48 | $51.77 | $61.06 |
| Altoona, PA | $30.67 | $41.68 | $52.70 | $63.71 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $31.95 | $41.56 | $51.16 | $60.77 |
| Gettysburg, PA | $30.21 | $40.12 | $50.04 | $59.95 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $30.58 | $39.86 | $49.13 | $58.41 |
| Williamsport, PA | $29.42 | $38.82 | $48.22 | $57.62 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $27.24 | $37.16 | $47.08 | $57.00 |
| Erie, PA | $29.06 | $36.98 | $44.90 | $52.82 |
| Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $25.92 | $33.08 | $40.23 | $47.39 |
Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.
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