How much do Project Management Specialists make in Altoona, PA?

Percentile spread

For Project Management Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $56,630 and the 90th percentile is $128,490. The difference is $71,860, which is 82.0% 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 $67,890 to the 75th at $109,180, covers $41,290.

The mean annual wage is $91,580, which sits above the median of $87,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Altoona, PA median is 14.3% lower than the national median of $102,320 for Project Management Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,936, which is 4.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.5% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $100,150.

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 $87,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Project Management Specialists at $97,936 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 Project Management Specialists. Altoona, PA ranks 34th 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).).

• Johnstown, PA is 21 miles away, with a median of $81,070 and employment of 110. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,345, against $97,936 here.
• State College, PA is 37 miles away, with a median of $81,820 and employment of 470. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,558, against $97,936 here.
• Chambersburg, PA is 50 miles away, with a median of $92,370 and employment of 170. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,599, against $97,936 here.

Employment share

Project Management Specialists accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in Altoona, PA (270 of 58,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.69% of employment (1,066,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.67 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.