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Title: Reference-Answer Writer rate in Pennsylvania | Deftridge
Summary: Reference-Answer Writer pay in Pennsylvania: median wage $36 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $45. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

PA · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Reference-Answer Writer hourly rate in Pennsylvania

The market median wage for a Reference-Answer Writer in Pennsylvania is **$36.26 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$45 an hour** on Deftridge, -18% against the United States rate.

**$45/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$36.26/hr** median wage

**$28-53** middle half of wages

**$980** a month at 5 hours a week

## Reference-Answer Writer 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 | $13.10 | $280 | $27,200 |
| 25th | $28.44 | $620 | $59,200 |
| Median | $36.26 | $790 | $75,400 |
| 75th | $53.28 | $1,150 | $110,800 |
| 90th | $84.00 | $1,820 | $174,700 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 1,360 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Pennsylvania in numbers

What sets Pennsylvania apart for a Reference-Answer Writer, from the same sources as the table above.

- **-18%** median wage against the United States median of $44.33

- **43rd of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **1,360** people employed in the role in this place

- **$47.30** 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 a Reference-Answer Writer 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 | $45 | $980 |
| Manager | $55 | $1,190 |
| Director | $65 | $1,410 |

- AI expert review **$45**

## Reference-Answer Writer pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Reference-Answer Writer, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Pennsylvania ranks **43 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $77.05 | $95 |
| Maryland | $63.26 | $80 |
| California | $57.72 | $70 |
| Tennessee | $37.09 | $45 |
| Delaware | $36.44 | $45 |
| Alabama | $36.32 | $45 |
| Pennsylvania | $36.26 | $45 |
| Iowa | $34.97 | $45 |
| Oklahoma | $33.53 | $40 |
| Nevada | $33.15 | $40 |

## Metro areas in Pennsylvania

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

- [Philadelphia $47.30/hr median wage · range $32-61](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/pennsylvania/)

- [Allentown $41.97/hr median wage · range $31-48](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/pennsylvania/)

- [Harrisburg $41.48/hr median wage · range $28-51](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/pennsylvania/)

- [Altoona $36.26/hr median wage · range $28-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/pennsylvania/)

- [Chambersburg $36.26/hr median wage · range $28-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/pennsylvania/)

- [Erie $36.26/hr median wage · range $28-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/pennsylvania/)

- [Gettysburg $36.26/hr median wage · range $28-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/pennsylvania/)

- [Johnstown $36.26/hr median wage · range $28-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/pennsylvania/)

- [Lebanon $36.26/hr median wage · range $28-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/pennsylvania/)

- [Scranton $36.26/hr median wage · range $28-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/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.

[Reference-Answer Writer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/reference-answer-writer/) · [Reference-Answer Writer jobs in Pennsylvania](https://deftridge.com/jobs/reference-answer-writer/pennsylvania/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)