Pennsylvania’s $40.2 billion in foreign exports placed the state among the top ten states in the nation for international exports according to the Department of Commerce International Trade Association. This high level of international trade and commerce supported 191,779 jobs in 2014 alone; many of which are high paying positions for international business professionals working as business consultants, multinational executives, business development directors and more.
While nonprofits are a major economic force throughout Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia area in particular is home to hundreds of organizations that connect the region to the rest of the world. Such entities include NGOs, public agencies, and civic and professional associations that provide a high level of compensation to NGO directors, foreign outreach workers, diplomats and other international relations specialists.
Salaries for International Business Professionals in Pennsylvania
Shown here are the median salary values for corporate management and specialist positions involved in international business (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014):
Managers
Purchasing managers
- Allentown – $117,620
- Harrisburg – $118,110
- Philadelphia – $128,490
Industrial purchasing managers
- Allentown – $95,110
- Harrisburg – $99,190
- Philadelphia – $111,950
- Reading – $98,590
- State College – $99,010
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Philadelphia – $100,670
- Pittsburgh – $95,360
Business Operation Specialists
Management analysts
- Lancaster – $99,370
- Philadelphia – $86,380
- Reading – $79,880
- Scranton – $79,330
- York – $83,190
Logisticians
- Harrisburg – $75,360
- Philadelphia – $76,620
- York – $75,610
Compliance officers
- Philadelphia – $74,310
- Pittsburgh – $63,350
- York – $64,150
Market research analysts
- Philadelphia – $64,270
- Pittsburgh – $60,230
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides an expanded profile for the salaries of these occupations in Pennsylvania as of 2014:
Salaries for International Relations Specialists in Pennsylvania
Both nonprofits that operate in the international sphere and state and federal governments rely on international relation specialists that are well compensated for their expertise. The United Way of Allegheny County revealed the salaries of a number of executives who worked for nonprofits in Southwestern Pennsylvania in 2012:
The following professions frequently involve expertise in international relations (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014):
Economists
- Philadelphia – $90,000
- Pittsburgh – $85,000
Urban and Regional Planners
- Philadelphia – $60,010
- Reading- $59,380
- State College – $57,410
- York – $54,980
Interpreters and Translators
- Philadelphia – $53,590
Professors
- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies
- Pittsburgh – $72,450
- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies
- Foreign Language and Literature
- Harrisburg – $73,120
- Lancaster – $67,330
- Pittsburgh – $67.620
- Foreign Language and Literature
- Political Science
- Harrisburg – $95,770
- Philadelphia – $83,590
- Pittsburgh – $80,710
- Political Science
- Fundraisers
- Erie – $52,170
- Johnstown – $53,970
- Philadelphia – $57,630
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a highly detailed breakdown of the salaries of these key international relations occupations in Pennsylvania for 2014: