SOC 53-3031 · Reading, PA metro

Driver/Sales Workers Salary in Reading, PA

The average salary for driver/sales workers in Reading, Pennsylvania is $40,470 a year ($19.46 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,730: half of the 420 people in this job in the Reading, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($40,730).

$40,470average per year

$19.46 / hourMedian $39,730Take-home ≈ $33,455

  • $18K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

420people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#3 of 15Pennsylvania metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Driver/Sales Workers pay range in Reading

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,120 or more. The middle half of driver/sales workers in Reading earn between $22,010 and $58,570.

  • $18K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,470$3,372$19.46
Median$39,730$3,311$19.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$22,010$1,834$10.58
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,570$4,881$28.16

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Driver/Sales Workers pay in Reading vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Driver/sales workers in Reading earn 8% more than the Pennsylvania average ($37,540) and about the same as the U.S. average ($40,730). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $38,770.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Reading$40,470$39,730$18,270$62,120420
Pennsylvania$37,540$37,330$18,520$59,59015,100
United States$40,730$38,770$22,590$59,980409,180

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Driver/Sales Workers salary after taxes in Reading

On the average salary of $40,470, a single filer in Reading takes home about $33,455 a year, or $2,788 a month and $1,287 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Reading a good place for driver/sales workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Reading area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.1), so the average $40,470 buys what about $41,696 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Reading ($49,440). A typical home costs $312,348, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Reading ranks 3rd of 15 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Lebanon pays the most ($44,690).

All Driver/Sales Workers salaries in Pennsylvania

Highest-paying cities for driver/sales workers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($55,520).

Driver/Sales Workers salary by city

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Driver/Sales Workers salary in Reading: questions

How much do driver/sales workers make an hour in Reading?

$19.46 an hour on average, and $19.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level driver/sales workers salary in Reading?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $18,270 a year and the 25th percentile is $22,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the driver/sales workers take-home pay in Reading?

About $33,455 a year ($2,788 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,470. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do driver/sales workers earn more in Reading than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($40,730).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-3031; area Reading, PA (39740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.91, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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