Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/ Title: HR Contract Specialist rate in Pennsylvania | Deftridge Summary: Employment Contract Specialist pay in Pennsylvania: median wage $72 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $120. Free for professionals. PA · United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Employment Contract Specialist hourly rate in Pennsylvania The market median wage for an Employment Contract Specialist in Pennsylvania is **$71.98 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$120 an hour** on Deftridge, -14% against the United States rate. **$120/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$71.98/hr** median wage **$46-108** middle half of wages **$2,600** a month at 5 hours a week ## Employment Contract Specialist wage percentiles in Pennsylvania Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $35.18 | $760 | $73,200 | | 25th | $46.39 | $1,010 | $96,500 | | Median | $71.98 | $1,560 | $149,700 | | 75th | $108.13 | $2,340 | $224,900 | | 90th | $171.74 | $3,720 | $357,200 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 26,340 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Pennsylvania in numbers What sets Pennsylvania apart for an Employment Contract Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **-14%** median wage against the United States median of $83.82 - **23rd of 51** states by median wage for this role - **26,340** people employed in the role in this place - **$83.29** median wage in the Philadelphia metro area, the highest here - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an Employment Contract Specialist in Pennsylvania by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | $120 | $2,600 | | Manager | $145 | $3,140 | - One-off task **$120** - Task bundle **$110** ## Employment Contract Specialist pay across United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Employment Contract Specialist, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Pennsylvania ranks **23 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $128.08 | $210 | | District of Columbia | $110.15 | $180 | | New York | $102.45 | $170 | | Alabama | $73.29 | $120 | | Indiana | $72.83 | $120 | | Minnesota | $72.34 | $120 | | Pennsylvania | $71.98 | $120 | | Missouri | $71.44 | $120 | | North Carolina | $71.12 | $115 | | Georgia | $70.58 | $115 | ## Metro areas in Pennsylvania Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Philadelphia $83.29/hr median wage · range $55-117](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) - [Pittsburgh $70.81/hr median wage · range $44-100](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) - [Harrisburg $70.41/hr median wage · range $55-95](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) - [York $69.83/hr median wage · range $45-111](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) - [Lancaster $60.97/hr median wage · range $43-93](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) - [Erie $58.69/hr median wage · range $42-92](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) - [Reading $57.84/hr median wage · range $44-96](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) - [Scranton $57.66/hr median wage · range $33-90](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) - [Allentown $57.52/hr median wage · range $44-95](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) - [Lebanon $56.21/hr median wage · range $37-95](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Employment Contract Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/) · [Employment Contract Specialist jobs in Pennsylvania](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/pennsylvania/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)