Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

CBSA: 42540 · Data year: 2024

93.6

Overall

100.7

Goods

106.5

Services

67.0

Rents

Price Index vs National Average (100)

Overall 93.6

Goods 100.7

Services 106.5

Rents 67.0

Vertical line = national average (100)

A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:

$93,556

in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA purchasing power

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Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	95.1	101.0	113.1	66.5
2009	96.0	101.1	116.8	69.3
2010	94.1	98.0	110.2	67.9
2011	94.7	97.8	112.3	72.4
2012	94.0	97.6	106.4	70.9
2013	94.6	97.8	106.0	69.3
2014	91.5	97.9	104.5	62.6
2015	95.5	99.3	103.9	73.6
2016	94.8	98.4	106.8	70.9
2017	95.2	99.4	111.4	66.5
2018	92.9	100.4	115.1	63.2
2019	92.9	97.1	115.8	66.0
2020	93.1	98.8	111.5	67.0
2021	93.1	95.7	110.3	68.5
2022	91.9	97.6	109.8	65.0
2023	93.4	98.3	116.4	68.9
2024	93.6	100.7	106.5	67.0

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Statistical Area. Index where national average = 100.