High paying jobs in State College, PA

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in State College, PA. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in State College, PA run 3.2% below the national average (2024), so a State College, PA salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, State College, PA · Employed

1Chief Executives$203,960
Bachelor's degree
$103,110 – $382,18070
2Dentists, General$168,340
Doctoral or professional degree
$104,130 – $338,06060
3Architectural and Engineering Managers$150,520
Bachelor's degree
$122,000 – $176,61070
4Pharmacists$135,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$107,370 – $166,090110
5Veterinarians$131,500
Doctoral or professional degree
$75,470 – $258,32060
6Physician Assistants$128,480
Master's degree
$100,210 – $153,17080
7Computer and Information Systems Managers$128,410
Bachelor's degree
$104,450 – $214,660260
8Human Resources Managers$127,570
Bachelor's degree
$83,870 – $217,63060
9Financial Managers$125,550
Bachelor's degree
$76,350 – $216,590260
10Nurse Practitioners$124,470
Master's degree
$98,840 – $151,000110
11Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$123,640
Master's degree
$80,460 – $156,430110
12Natural Sciences Managers$122,930
Bachelor's degree
$75,470 – $264,12060
13Marketing Managers$122,660
Bachelor's degree
$74,300 – $202,79090
14Computer Network Architects$112,410
Bachelor's degree
$80,530 – $160,84030
15Sales Managers$109,200
Bachelor's degree
$64,150 – $200,170140
16Chemists$107,890
Bachelor's degree
$68,730 – $142,04050
17Lawyers$107,850
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,920 – $218,280140
18Managers, All Other$105,580
Bachelor's degree
$76,960 – $170,750180
19Facilities Managers$104,440
Bachelor's degree
$72,690 – $135,780140
20Industrial Production Managers$103,700
Bachelor's degree
$64,720 – $169,78080
21Software Developers$103,620
Bachelor's degree
$73,970 – $160,720450
22Labor Relations Specialists$103,460
Bachelor's degree
$62,800 – $159,24030
23Medical and Health Services Managers$102,590
Bachelor's degree
$67,990 – $152,040320
24Construction Managers$101,970
Bachelor's degree
$73,780 – $163,08090
25Administrative Services Managers$99,590
Bachelor's degree
$73,060 – $163,44060
26Physical Therapists$98,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$78,200 – $130,280130
27Personal Financial Advisors$98,410
Bachelor's degree
$42,920 – $318,330140
28Computer Occupations, All Other$97,920
Bachelor's degree
$58,120 – $149,880100
29Electrical Engineers$97,450
Bachelor's degree
$66,490 – $158,32090
30Speech-Language Pathologists$96,460
Master's degree
$61,530 – $118,67040
31First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$96,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,000 – $125,570110
32Civil Engineers$96,110
Bachelor's degree
$64,020 – $133,270160
33Occupational Therapists$94,940
Master's degree
$77,790 – $126,76050
34Statisticians$93,830
Master's degree
$64,520 – $200,34030
35Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$93,820
Bachelor's degree
$60,340 – $129,06030
36Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$93,680
Bachelor's degree
$55,960 – $129,30060
37Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$92,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,510 – $100,44030
38Web Developers$91,300
Bachelor's degree
$72,450 – $119,34040
39Biological Scientists, All Other$91,170
Bachelor's degree
$73,920 – $115,21030
40General and Operations Managers$91,120
Bachelor's degree
$46,850 – $192,4201,470
41Mechanical Engineers$90,530
Bachelor's degree
$65,110 – $125,920110
42Detectives and Criminal Investigators$90,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,160 – $119,41050
43Industrial Engineers$88,690
Bachelor's degree
$62,630 – $127,110100
44Computer Programmers$87,610
Bachelor's degree
$46,400 – $100,74040
45First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$84,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,900 – $117,79050
46Computer Systems Analysts$84,330
Bachelor's degree
$64,670 – $110,050130
47Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$83,630
Bachelor's degree
$58,330 – $125,83030
48Massage Therapists$82,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,750 – $129,42040
49Data Scientists$81,840
Bachelor's degree
$59,470 – $128,59090
50Project Management Specialists$81,820
Bachelor's degree
$50,880 – $130,930470

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianState College, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$203,960	$103,110 – $382,180	70
2	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$168,340	$104,130 – $338,060	60
3	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$150,520	$122,000 – $176,610	70
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,010	$107,370 – $166,090	110
5	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$131,500	$75,470 – $258,320	60
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$128,480	$100,210 – $153,170	80
7	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,410	$104,450 – $214,660	260
8	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,570	$83,870 – $217,630	60
9	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,550	$76,350 – $216,590	260
10	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$124,470	$98,840 – $151,000	110
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$123,640	$80,460 – $156,430	110
12	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,930	$75,470 – $264,120	60
13	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,660	$74,300 – $202,790	90
14	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$112,410	$80,530 – $160,840	30
15	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,200	$64,150 – $200,170	140
16	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$107,890	$68,730 – $142,040	50
17	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$107,850	$73,920 – $218,280	140
18	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$105,580	$76,960 – $170,750	180
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,440	$72,690 – $135,780	140
20	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,700	$64,720 – $169,780	80
21	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$103,620	$73,970 – $160,720	450
22	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$103,460	$62,800 – $159,240	30
23	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,590	$67,990 – $152,040	320
24	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,970	$73,780 – $163,080	90
25	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,590	$73,060 – $163,440	60
26	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,970	$78,200 – $130,280	130
27	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$98,410	$42,920 – $318,330	140
28	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$97,920	$58,120 – $149,880	100
29	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$97,450	$66,490 – $158,320	90
30	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$96,460	$61,530 – $118,670	40
31	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,130	$78,000 – $125,570	110
32	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$96,110	$64,020 – $133,270	160
33	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$94,940	$77,790 – $126,760	50
34	StatisticiansMaster's degree	$93,830	$64,520 – $200,340	30
35	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$93,820	$60,340 – $129,060	30
36	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$93,680	$55,960 – $129,300	60
37	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,440	$58,510 – $100,440	30
38	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$91,300	$72,450 – $119,340	40
39	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$91,170	$73,920 – $115,210	30
40	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$91,120	$46,850 – $192,420	1,470
41	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$90,530	$65,110 – $125,920	110
42	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,250	$65,160 – $119,410	50
43	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$88,690	$62,630 – $127,110	100
44	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$87,610	$46,400 – $100,740	40
45	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,880	$53,900 – $117,790	50
46	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$84,330	$64,670 – $110,050	130
47	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific ProductsBachelor's degree	$83,630	$58,330 – $125,830	30
48	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,490	$27,750 – $129,420	40
49	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$81,840	$59,470 – $128,590	90
50	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,820	$50,880 – $130,930	470

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in State College, PA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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