How much do Packers and Packagers, Hand make in State College, PA?

Percentile spread

For Packers and Packagers, Hand, the published 10th percentile is $29,710 and the 90th percentile is $39,130. The difference is $9,420, which is 28.8% 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 $32,680 to the 75th at $39,010, covers $6,330.

The mean annual wage is $35,000, which sits above the median of $32,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The State College, PA median is 9.9% lower than the national median of $36,280 for Packers and Packagers, Hand. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,774, which is 6.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.6% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $36,960.

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 $32,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Packers and Packagers, Hand at $33,774 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

35 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Packers and Packagers, Hand. State College, PA ranks 33rd of 36 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 $33,640 and employment of 230. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,584, against $33,774 here.
• Williamsport, PA is 51 miles away, with a median of $36,100 and employment of 130. That median is 10.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,090, against $33,774 here.
• Johnstown, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $33,580 and employment of 70. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,079, against $33,774 here.

Employment share

Packers and Packagers, Hand accounts for 0.26% of wage-and-salary employment in State College, PA (180 of 68,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.36% of employment (559,820 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.73 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.