How much do Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists make in State College, PA?

Percentile spread

For Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $28,470 and the 90th percentile is $110,860. The difference is $82,390, which is 135.0% 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 $44,040 to the 75th at $82,350, covers $38,310.

The mean annual wage is $66,740, which sits above the median of $61,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The State College, PA median is 22.5% lower than the national median of $78,760 for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,093, which is 19.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.2% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $68,760.

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 $61,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists at $63,093 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 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. State College, PA ranks 30th 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 $61,740 and employment of 150. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,978, against $63,093 here.
• Williamsport, PA is 51 miles away, with a median of $61,260 and employment of 150. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,335, against $63,093 here.
• Johnstown, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $50,770 and employment of 110. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,084, against $63,093 here.

Employment share

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists accounts for 0.41% of wage-and-salary employment in State College, PA (280 of 68,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.58% of employment (899,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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.