Color Specialist Salary in Allentown, Pennsylvania

How much does a Color Specialist make in Allentown, PA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Color Specialist in Allentown, PA is $133,366. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $101,667 to a high of $160,771, with most professionals earning between $116,773 and $147,710.

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Develop tools to inform customers regarding their color performance, provide Axalta with insight into customer workflow to fully understand the quality of the delivered customer experience.

December 20, 2022

Initiate outlines and drafts of presentations.

January 24, 2023

Understand the Ballard brand and bring it to life in our photography.

February 26, 2023

Support all facilities with Color related needs such as assisting in corrective action responses and investigations, press approvals, fingerprinting presses, development and maintenance of profiles and color look up tables, best practices, streamlined solutions in relation to software and hardware, presentations and support for internal and external customers, press sheet reviews and scorecard programs, color visual exams, proper accessories for viewing color and controlling plant curves and databases.

March 14, 2023

Report on all activities to the Product Sales Specialist.

March 19, 2023

Provides holistic understanding of MKI category portfolio, competitive marketplace & target consumer for Concept Proposal creation & recommendation.

March 26, 2023

Train distributor partners & customers on use of conventional & electronic color tools, formula adjustment necessary to achieve color match, application techniques to improve repairs.

April 12, 2023

Answer lacquer end user technical inquiries about coating products, systems and application questions.

April 15, 2023

Drive color quality and consistency improvements through all Fort Dearborn locations and print technologies.

April 20, 2023

Prepare lab samples and production trial batches.

May 08, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Color Specialist in Allentown, PA

Average Base Salary

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116773

147710

133366

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124491

161784

142584

What is the average salary for Color Specialist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Color Specialist in Allentown, PA. The base salary for Color Specialist ranges from $116,773 to $147,710 with the average base salary of $133,366. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $124,491 to $161,784 with the average total cash compensation of $142,584.

View Average Salary for Color Specialist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$133,366	$116,773 - $147,710
Bonus	$9,219	$7,718 - $14,074
Total Pay	$142,584	$124,491 - $161,784

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Color Specialist Salary Near Allentown, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE Bethlehem, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $116,750 - $147,681	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE Easton, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $116,565 - $147,447	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE Doylestown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $125,969 - $159,343	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE Reading, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $115,241 - $145,772	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE Stroudsburg, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $118,842 - $150,328	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA
CITY, STATE West Chester, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $121,407 - $153,572	COMPARE TO Allentown, PA

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About Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Allenschteddel) is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city and the 231st largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently the fastest growing city in all of Pennsylvania. It is the largest city in the metropolitan area known as the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 821,623 residents as of 2010[update]. Allentown constitutes a portion of the New York City Combined Statistical Area and is the county seat of Lehigh County. ...

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