SOC 53-3031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Driver/Sales Workers make in State College, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers in State College, PA is $37,070. The 10th percentile is $18,110 and the 90th percentile is $71,770. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$37,070

10th percentile
$18,110
25th percentile
$23,960
Median
$37,070
75th percentile
$47,040
90th percentile
$71,770
Mean
$40,140

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Driver/Sales Workers, the published 10th percentile is $18,110 and the 90th percentile is $71,770. The difference is $53,660, which is 144.8% 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 $23,960 to the 75th at $47,040, covers $23,080.

The mean annual wage is $40,140, which sits above the median of $37,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The State College, PA median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $38,770 for Driver/Sales Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,310, which is 1.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $37,330.

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 $37,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Driver/Sales Workers at $38,310 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

38 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Driver/Sales Workers. State College, PA ranks 20th of 39 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 $35,140 and employment of 230. That median is 5.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,259, against $38,310 here.
  • Williamsport, PA is 51 miles away, with a median of $37,820 and employment of 120. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,953, against $38,310 here.
  • Johnstown, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $38,180 and employment of 140. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,432, against $38,310 here.

Employment share

Driver/Sales Workers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in State College, PA (130 of 68,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (409,180 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Driver/Sales Workers make in State College, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Driver/Sales Workers in State College, PA is $37,070. The 10th percentile is $18,110 and the 90th percentile is $71,770. Employment is 130.

How does that compare with the national median for Driver/Sales Workers?

The local median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $38,770.

What is Driver/Sales Workers pay in State College, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for State College, PA is 96.762, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,070 is $38,310. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does State College, PA compare with nearby metros for Driver/Sales Workers?

Altoona, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 37 miles away, at $35,140. State College, PA ranks 20th of 39 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.