How much do First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services make in Altoona, PA?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services, the published 10th percentile is $30,930 and the 90th percentile is $50,710. The difference is $19,780, which is 53.0% 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 $36,580 to the 75th at $45,970, covers $9,390.

The mean annual wage is $40,520, which sits above the median of $37,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Altoona, PA median is 23.1% lower than the national median of $48,560 for First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,706, which is 14.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.4% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $45,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Altoona, PA is 89.507, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services at $41,706 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services. Altoona, PA ranks 28th of 30 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).).

• State College, PA is 37 miles away, with a median of $47,770 and employment of 40. That median is 28% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,369, against $41,706 here.
• Chambersburg, PA is 50 miles away, with a median of $48,530 and employment of 30. That median is 30% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,277, against $41,706 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 67 miles away, with a median of $43,690 and employment of 300. That median is 17% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,288, against $41,706 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Altoona, PA (60 of 58,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (103,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.54 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.