Salaries in State College, PA metro area

Typical pay for 237 jobs in the State College, PA metro area. The median for all workers is $49,220 a year ($23.66 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$49,220

Median hourly

$23.66

Workers

68,840

vs U.S. median

-3%

Highest paying jobs in State College, PA

Job	Median salary	Workers
Chief Executive	$203,960	70
Dentists, General	$168,340	60
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,520	70
Pharmacist	$135,010	110
Veterinarian	$131,500	60
Physician Assistant	$128,480	80
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,410	260
Human Resources Manager	$127,570	60
Financial Manager	$125,550	260
Nurse Practitioner	$124,470	110
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$123,640	110
Natural Sciences Manager	$122,930	60
Marketing Manager	$122,660	90
Computer Network Architect	$112,410	30
Sales Manager	$109,200	140

Most common jobs in State College, PA

Job	Workers	Median salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,320	$27,790
Retail Salesperson	1,710	$29,240
General and Operations Managers	1,470	$91,120
Office Clerks, General	1,460	$43,920
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,380	$29,950
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,360	$35,850
Waiters and Waitresses	1,350	$35,280
Registered Nurse	1,310	$81,480
Cashier	1,280	$28,090
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,180	$33,890
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,140	$47,700
Customer Service Representative	940	$42,590
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	870	$48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers	770	$66,730
Cooks, Restaurant	730	$35,990

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Pennsylvania.

All 237 jobs by category

Management Occupations (20)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (19)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (13)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (8)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (6)Community and Social Service Occupations (6)Legal Occupations (2)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (10)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (5)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (22)Healthcare Support Occupations (7)Protective Service Occupations (6)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (13)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (5)Personal Care and Service Occupations (9)Sales and Related Occupations (12)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (23)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (1)Construction and Extraction Occupations (11)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (10)Production Occupations (16)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (13)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$99,590	$47.88	60
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,520	$72.36	70
Chief Executive	$203,960	$98.06	70
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,410	$61.74	260
Construction Manager	$101,970	$49.02	90
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$123,640	—	110
Facilities Manager	$104,440	$50.21	140
Financial Manager	$125,550	$60.36	260
Food Service Manager	$61,380	$29.51	170
General and Operations Managers	$91,120	$43.81	1,470
Human Resources Manager	$127,570	$61.33	60
Industrial Production Manager	$103,700	$49.86	80
Managers, All Other	$105,580	$50.76	180
Marketing Manager	$122,660	$58.97	90
Medical and Health Services Managers	$102,590	$49.32	320
Natural Sciences Manager	$122,930	$59.10	60
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$62,370	$29.99	140
Sales Manager	$109,200	$52.50	140
Social and Community Service Managers	$69,450	$33.39	70
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$76,640	$36.85	30

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$73,040	$35.11	460
Budget Analyst	$78,060	$37.53	40
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$70,560	$33.92	140
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$62,390	$29.99	110
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$67,820	$32.61	30
Compliance Officer	$70,450	$33.87	170
Cost Estimator	$72,880	$35.04	90
Financial and Investment Analysts	$76,690	$36.87	40
Fundraiser	$62,920	$30.25	n/a
Human Resources Specialist	$64,220	$30.87	260
Labor Relations Specialist	$103,460	$49.74	30
Loan Officer	$59,540	$28.63	50
Management Analyst	$60,890	$29.27	220
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,050	$29.35	280
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$61,250	$29.45	80
Personal Financial Advisor	$98,410	$47.31	140
Project Management Specialist	$81,820	$39.34	470
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$59,190	$28.46	50
Training and Development Specialists	$75,070	$36.09	140

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Network Architect	$112,410	$54.04	30
Computer Network Support Specialist	$64,040	$30.79	40
Computer Occupations, All Other	$97,920	$47.08	100
Computer Programmer	$87,610	$42.12	40
Computer Systems Analyst	$84,330	$40.54	130
Computer User Support Specialist	$63,790	$30.67	420
Data Scientist	$81,840	$39.35	90
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,520	$37.75	130
Software Developer	$103,620	$49.82	450
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$93,680	$45.04	60
Statistician	$93,830	$45.11	30
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$78,040	$37.52	40
Web Developer	$91,300	$43.89	40

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$93,820	$45.10	30
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$63,850	$30.70	90
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$59,430	$28.57	40
Civil Engineer	$96,110	$46.21	160
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$56,320	$27.08	50
Electrical Engineer	$97,450	$46.85	90
Industrial Engineer	$88,690	$42.64	100
Mechanical Engineer	$90,530	$43.53	110

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Biological Scientists, All Other	$91,170	$43.83	30
Biological Technician	$62,000	$29.81	130
Chemist	$107,890	$51.87	50
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$80,480	$38.69	50
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$64,210	$30.87	180
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$79,540	$38.24	50

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$45,460	$21.86	140
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$56,930	$27.37	n/a
Healthcare Social Worker	$62,380	$29.99	60
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$55,220	$26.55	30
Social and Human Service Assistants	$41,710	$20.06	160
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$53,540	$25.74	400

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$107,850	$51.85	140
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$57,680	$27.73	80

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$76,760	—	540
Instructional Coordinator	$77,160	$37.09	220
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$77,560	$37.29	180
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,280	—	220
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,440	$16.56	190
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$73,250	—	510
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$35,630	$17.13	230
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$62,730	—	70
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$32,470	—	520
Tutor	$30,780	$14.80	170

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Audio and Video Technicians	$57,370	$27.58	70
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$45,900	$22.07	40
Graphic Designer	$58,340	$28.05	80
Producers and Directors	$61,070	$29.36	80
Public Relations Specialist	$63,580	$30.57	160

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$43,980	$21.15	120
Dental Hygienist	$78,530	$37.76	130
Dentists, General	$168,340	$80.94	60
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$62,040	$29.83	40
Emergency Medical Technician	$37,800	$18.17	110
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$44,530	$21.41	100
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$61,960	$29.79	440
Medical Records Specialist	$47,680	$22.92	50
Nurse Practitioner	$124,470	$59.84	110
Occupational Therapist	$94,940	$45.64	50
Ophthalmic Medical Technician	$37,690	$18.12	60
Opticians, Dispensing	$46,150	$22.19	40
Pharmacist	$135,010	$64.91	110
Pharmacy Technician	$37,400	$17.98	160
Physical Therapist	$98,970	$47.58	130
Physician Assistant	$128,480	$61.77	80
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$63,450	$30.50	60
Registered Nurse	$81,480	$39.17	1,310
Respiratory Therapist	$73,690	$35.43	60
Speech-Language Pathologist	$96,460	$46.37	40
Veterinarian	$131,500	$63.22	60
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$44,940	$21.61	120

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$46,210	$22.22	150
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$29,950	$14.40	1,380
Massage Therapist	$82,490	$39.66	40
Medical Assistant	$42,720	$20.54	180
Nursing Assistant	$39,440	$18.96	540
Physical Therapist Assistant	$58,780	$28.26	50
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,500	$18.03	80

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$66,730	$32.08	770
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$90,250	$43.39	50
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$96,130	$46.22	110
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$70,510	$33.90	360
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$33,000	$15.87	60
Security Guard	$34,290	$16.49	280

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$28,100	$13.51	570
Chefs and Head Cooks	$58,560	$28.15	120
Cooks, Fast Food	$29,020	$13.95	170
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,100	$17.84	260
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,990	$17.30	730
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$28,720	$13.81	280
Dishwasher	$28,950	$13.92	250
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,790	$13.36	2,320
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$42,500	$20.44	530
Food Preparation Worker	$31,210	$15.01	260
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$33,540	$16.12	130
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$27,920	$13.42	270
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,280	$16.96	1,350

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$43,840	$21.08	120
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$56,460	$27.14	60
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,850	$17.23	1,360
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,990	$18.26	490
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$32,740	$15.74	410

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$22,130	$10.64	150
Animal Caretaker	$29,480	$14.18	100
Concierge	$37,190	$17.88	30
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$43,170	$20.76	160
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$47,770	$22.97	40
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$49,000	$23.56	120
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,540	$17.57	240
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$28,100	$13.51	60
Recreation Worker	$31,450	$15.12	230

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Cashier	$28,090	$13.50	1,280
Counter and Rental Clerks	$37,390	$17.98	120
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$84,880	$40.81	50
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,650	$22.43	500
Insurance Sales Agent	$58,680	$28.21	140
Parts Salesperson	$38,880	$18.69	90
Real Estate Sales Agent	$45,960	$22.10	80
Retail Salesperson	$29,240	$14.06	1,710
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,260	$28.49	300
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,340	$30.45	260
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$83,630	$40.21	30
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$64,450	$30.98	90

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Billing and Posting Clerks	$43,950	$21.13	130
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$46,370	$22.29	490
Customer Service Representative	$42,590	$20.48	940
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$46,640	$22.42	50
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$61,680	$29.66	170
File Clerk	$48,280	$23.21	60
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$61,120	$29.38	510
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$30,500	$14.66	180
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$48,810	$23.47	40
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$48,930	$23.52	40
Library Assistants, Clerical	$35,370	$17.01	120
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$37,100	$17.84	40
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,280	$21.29	250
Office Clerks, General	$43,920	$21.12	1,460
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$50,550	$24.30	70
Postal Service Clerk	$58,880	$28.31	40
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$57,760	$27.77	140
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$50,680	$24.37	50
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$34,860	$16.76	470
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$34,000	$16.35	60
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,700	$22.93	1,140
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$39,060	$18.78	230
Teller	$37,710	$18.13	190

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$37,540	$18.05	40

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$55,690	$26.77	350
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$61,040	$29.35	50
Construction and Building Inspectors	$66,940	$32.18	50
Construction Laborer	$53,420	$25.68	620
Electrician	$57,600	$27.69	180
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,880	$37.92	340
Glazier	$56,740	$27.28	40
Highway Maintenance Worker	$47,410	$22.79	150
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$60,540	$29.11	460
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,570	$22.39	90
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$57,560	$27.67	130

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$47,240	$22.71	300
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$58,760	$28.25	120
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$75,450	$36.27	250
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$57,970	$27.87	190
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$59,160	$28.44	140
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$55,450	$26.66	50
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$48,420	$23.28	870
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$62,450	$30.02	100
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$65,820	$31.64	30
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$92,440	$44.44	30

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$33,140	$15.94	90
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$39,030	$18.77	30
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$44,020	$21.16	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,130	$21.70	30
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$45,100	$21.68	50
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,940	$19.20	40
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$40,190	$19.32	350
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$66,730	$32.08	250
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$44,860	$21.57	230
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,390	$16.54	110
Machinist	$50,900	$24.47	120
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$44,630	$21.46	390
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,670	$21.96	100
Production Workers, All Other	$46,750	$22.48	50
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$59,990	$28.84	110
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,030	$24.54	140

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$30,080	$14.46	50
Bus Drivers, School	$45,660	$21.95	210
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$34,230	$16.46	110
Driver/Sales Worker	$37,070	$17.82	130
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$55,290	$26.58	140
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,130	$26.99	650
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,860	$21.09	70
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$36,970	$17.77	470
Light Truck Driver	$39,270	$18.88	300
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$32,680	$15.71	180
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$48,940	$23.53	80
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$27,490	$13.21	180
Stockers and Order Fillers	$33,890	$16.29	1,180