How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in State College, PA?

Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Systems Managers, the published 10th percentile is $104,450 and the 90th percentile is $214,660. The difference is $110,210, which is 85.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $106,330 to the 75th at $169,310, covers $62,980.

The mean annual wage is $146,170, which sits above the median of $128,410. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The State College, PA median is 26.7% lower than the national median of $175,140 for Computer and Information Systems Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $132,707, which is 24.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.7% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $163,910.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for State College, PA is 96.762, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $128,410 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Systems Managers at $132,707 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

39 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Systems Managers. State College, PA ranks 35th of 40 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Altoona, PA is 37 miles away, with a median of $128,380 and employment of 110. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,430, against $132,707 here.
• Williamsport, PA is 51 miles away, with a median of $121,760 and employment of 90. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,846, against $132,707 here.
• Johnstown, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $123,750 and employment of 80. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $144,014, against $132,707 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Systems Managers accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in State College, PA (260 of 68,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.