SOC 13-1075 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Labor Relations Specialists make in State College, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Labor Relations Specialists in State College, PA is $103,460. The 10th percentile is $62,800 and the 90th percentile is $159,240. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$103,460

10th percentile
$62,800
25th percentile
$78,630
Median
$103,460
75th percentile
$135,990
90th percentile
$159,240
Mean
$105,810

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Labor Relations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $62,800 and the 90th percentile is $159,240. The difference is $96,440, which is 93.2% 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 $78,630 to the 75th at $135,990, covers $57,360.

The mean annual wage is $105,810, which sits above the median of $103,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The State College, PA median is 8.4% higher than the national median of $95,420 for Labor Relations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $106,922, which is 12.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.3% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $91,320.

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 $103,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Labor Relations Specialists at $106,922 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Labor Relations Specialists. State College, PA ranks 5th of 27 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).).

  • Williamsport, PA is 51 miles away, with a median of $77,120 and employment of 50. That median is 25.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,508, against $106,922 here.
  • Johnstown, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $79,990 and employment of 60. That median is 22.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,088, against $106,922 here.
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 58 miles away, with a median of $80,530 and employment of 380. That median is 22.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,632, against $106,922 here.

Employment share

Labor Relations Specialists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in State College, PA (30 of 68,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (64,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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.

Highest-paying jobs in State College, PA · Labor Relations Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Labor Relations Specialists make in State College, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Labor Relations Specialists in State College, PA is $103,460. The 10th percentile is $62,800 and the 90th percentile is $159,240. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Labor Relations Specialists?

The local median is 8.4% higher than the national median of $95,420.

What is Labor Relations Specialists 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 $103,460 is $106,922. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does State College, PA compare with nearby metros for Labor Relations Specialists?

Williamsport, PA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 51 miles away, at $77,120. State College, PA ranks 5th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.