Photographers Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Photographers in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $43,070 a year.

$43,070 / year, mean
↓ 23.9% below national average 22th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown pays below most of Pennsylvania for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for photographers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
170
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.4%
Cost of living 100 #61 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $363,989 #73 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $82,602 #41 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Allentown ranks #61 for cost of living and #73 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $83,790 San Jose $75,490 Los Angeles $73,520 Santa Rosa $72,250 Santa Maria $72,200 Portland $72,020 New York $71,860 Kiryas Joel $69,900 Bend $67,290 Seattle $61,000 San Diego $60,580 San Luis Obispo $59,300 Miami $58,140 Trenton $57,930 Lakeland $57,810 Albany $56,970 Oxnard $56,670 Bakersfield $56,240 Lansing $55,960 Atlantic City $55,760 Jacksonville $55,640 Sacramento $55,590 Naples $55,470 Tampa $54,430 Olympia $54,220 Syracuse $53,820 Baltimore $53,770 Richmond $53,510 Lexington $52,940 Louisville $52,880 Philadelphia $52,490 Stockton $52,250 Pittsburgh $52,190 Modesto $52,140 Chicago $52,040 Charlottesville $51,890 Pensacola $51,450 Kingston $51,420 Riverside $50,950 Panama City $50,380 Rochester $50,340 York $50,010 Fort Myers $49,710 Vallejo $49,640 Buffalo $49,240 Scranton $49,000 Virginia Beach $48,200 Port St. Lucie $47,360 Spokane $47,070 Waco $46,990 Crestview $46,810 Tallahassee $45,680 Roanoke $45,620 Palm Bay $45,510 Dallas $45,480 Orlando $45,420 Kennewick $45,400 Reading $45,380 Fresno $45,310 Houston $44,940 Ann Arbor $44,420 Deltona $44,390 Gainesville $44,190 Lancaster $43,830 Harrisburg $43,610 Corpus Christi $43,530 Lubbock $43,210 Bowling Green $43,080 Allentown $43,070 San Antonio $42,330 Lafayette $42,220 Indianapolis $42,040 Sarasota $41,720 Fort Wayne $41,640 Austin $41,590 Rockford $41,290 Beaumont $40,980 Peoria $40,880 El Paso $40,400 Evansville $38,530 Tyler $38,410 South Bend $37,590 Chambersburg $37,270 Killeen $37,140 McAllen $32,360
CityMean salaryvs. Allentown
Albany, New York$56,970+32.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$44,420+3.1%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$55,760+29.5%
Austin, Texas$41,590-3.4%
Bakersfield, California$56,240+30.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$53,770+24.8%
Beaumont, Texas$40,980-4.9%
Bend, Oregon$67,290+56.2%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$43,080+0.0%
Buffalo, New York$49,240+14.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$49,710+15.4%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$37,270-13.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$51,890+20.5%
Chicago, Illinois$52,040+20.8%
Corpus Christi, Texas$43,530+1.1%
Crestview, Florida$46,810+8.7%
Dallas, Texas$45,480+5.6%
Deltona, Florida$44,390+3.1%
El Paso, Texas$40,400-6.2%
Evansville, Indiana$38,530-10.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$41,640-3.3%
Fresno, California$45,310+5.2%
Gainesville, Florida$44,190+2.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$43,610+1.3%
Houston, Texas$44,940+4.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$42,040-2.4%
Jacksonville, Florida$55,640+29.2%
Kennewick, Washington$45,400+5.4%
Killeen, Texas$37,140-13.8%
Kingston, New York$51,420+19.4%
Kiryas Joel, New York$69,900+62.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$42,220-2.0%
Lakeland, Florida$57,810+34.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$43,830+1.8%
Lansing, Michigan$55,960+29.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$52,940+22.9%
Los Angeles, California$73,520+70.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$52,880+22.8%
Lubbock, Texas$43,210+0.3%
McAllen, Texas$32,360-24.9%
Miami, Florida$58,140+35.0%
Modesto, California$52,140+21.1%
Naples, Florida$55,470+28.8%
New York, New York$71,860+66.8%
Sarasota, Florida$41,720-3.1%
Olympia, Washington$54,220+25.9%
Orlando, Florida$45,420+5.5%
Oxnard, California$56,670+31.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$45,510+5.7%
Panama City, Florida$50,380+17.0%
Pensacola, Florida$51,450+19.5%
Peoria, Illinois$40,880-5.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$52,490+21.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$52,190+21.2%
Portland, Oregon$72,020+67.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$47,360+10.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$45,380+5.4%
Richmond, Virginia$53,510+24.2%
Riverside, California$50,950+18.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$45,620+5.9%
Rochester, New York$50,340+16.9%
Rockford, Illinois$41,290-4.1%
Sacramento, California$55,590+29.1%
San Antonio, Texas$42,330-1.7%
San Diego, California$60,580+40.7%
San Francisco, California$83,790+94.5%
San Jose, California$75,490+75.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$59,300+37.7%
Santa Maria, California$72,200+67.6%
Santa Rosa, California$72,250+67.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$49,000+13.8%
Seattle, Washington$61,000+41.6%
South Bend, Indiana$37,590-12.7%
Spokane, Washington$47,070+9.3%
Stockton, California$52,250+21.3%
Syracuse, New York$53,820+25.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$45,680+6.1%
Tampa, Florida$54,430+26.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$57,930+34.5%
Tyler, Texas$38,410-10.8%
Vallejo, California$49,640+15.3%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$48,200+11.9%
Waco, Texas$46,990+9.1%
York, Pennsylvania$50,010+16.1%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
43,070/yr
Estimated take-home
35,464/yr
Est. total withheld
17.7%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 27-4021 SOC code
Official area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
BethlehemEaston
Multi-state area: PA;NJ
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
866,764