How much do Manicurists and Pedicurists make in Altoona, PA?

Percentile spread

For Manicurists and Pedicurists, the published 10th percentile is $18,530 and the 90th percentile is $44,350. The difference is $25,820, which is 91.6% 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 $22,590 to the 75th at $36,780, covers $14,190.

The mean annual wage is $30,980, which sits above the median of $28,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Altoona, PA median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $35,760 for Manicurists and Pedicurists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,506, which is 11.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.8% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $27,990.

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 $28,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Manicurists and Pedicurists at $31,506 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 Manicurists and Pedicurists. Altoona, PA ranks 25th 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).).

• State College, PA is 37 miles away, with a median of $28,100 and employment of 60. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,040, against $31,506 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 67 miles away, with a median of $29,360 and employment of 570. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,762, against $31,506 here.
• Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV is 67 miles away, with a median of $35,590 and employment of 80. That median is 26.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,793, against $31,506 here.

Employment share

Manicurists and Pedicurists accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Altoona, PA (80 of 58,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (152,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 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.