Salary guide, May 2025

Cost Accounting Manager pay in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

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The median annual wage for Accountants and Auditors in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA was $70,480 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $52,450 and $88,460.

The Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA median is $13,200 below the national median of $83,680, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Accountants and Auditors in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA: median $70,480; published 25th to 75th percentile $52,450 to $88,460.

Annual wage percentiles, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$46,350	$52,450	$70,480	$88,460	$110,120

Accountants and Auditors in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA: median $33.88; published 25th to 75th percentile $25.22 to $42.53.

Hourly wage percentiles, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.29	$25.22	$33.88	$42.53	$52.94

BLS estimated 1,640 workers employed in this occupation in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. Location quotient: 0.69.

What should you know about united States?

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $83,680; published 25th to 75th percentile $67,020 to $109,810.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,020	$67,020	$83,680	$109,810	$144,090

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $40.23; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.22 to $52.80.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$26.93	$32.22	$40.23	$52.80	$69.27

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Cost Accounting Manager median is $70,480. The all-occupations median in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is $46,330. Ratio: 1.52 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.69 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Cost Accounting Manager in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$52,510	$67,530	$86,820
May 2025	$52,450	$70,480	$88,460

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Cost Accounting Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$78,430	$61,740 to $100,110
Binghamton, NY	$82,500	$64,990 to $101,740

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