Business Administration Job & Salary Outlook

STATE AND NATIONAL WAGES & EMPLOYMENT TRENDS

(Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2020 wage data)

Median Hourly Rates – BUAD:

Location

Hourly Low (10%)

Hourly QL (25%)

Hourly Median (50%)

Hourly QU (75%)

Hourly High (90%)

United States

$12.32

$14.99

$18.68

$23.49

$28.41

Pennsylvania

$11.25

$14.43

$18.18

$22.80

$27.32

Lancaster, PA

$13.04

$15.45

$17.92

$20.89

$24.76

 Median Annual Salary – BUAD:

Location

Annual Low (10%)

Annual QL (25%)

Annual Median (50%)

Annual QU (75%)

Annual High (90%)

United States

$22,630

$31,180

$38,850

$48,860

$59,090

Pennsylvania

$22,380

$30,020

$37,820

$47,420

$56,820

Lancaster, PA

$27,120

$32,140

$37,280

$43,460

$51,490

 State and National Employment Trends – BUAD:

(Pennsylvania source: Projections Central 2018-2028 long-term projections external site)
(United States source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019-2029 employment projections)

Pennsylvania

Employment
(2018)

Projected employment
(2028)

Projected growth
(2018-2028)

Projected annual job openings
(2018-2028)

100,060 employees

90,740 employees

-9%

9,750

 United States

Employment
(2019)

Projected employment
(2029)

Projected growth
(2019-2029)

Projected annual job openings
(2019-2029)

2,250,500 employees

2,022,600 employees

 -10%
(decline)

195,200

Information provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration.

*Job Openings refers to the average annual job openings due to growth and net replacement.