How much do Statisticians make in State College, PA?

Percentile spread

For Statisticians, the published 10th percentile is $64,520 and the 90th percentile is $200,340. The difference is $135,820, which is 144.8% 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 $64,520 to the 75th at $106,330, covers $41,810.

The mean annual wage is $104,710, which sits above the median of $93,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The State College, PA median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $105,650 for Statisticians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,970, which is 8.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Pennsylvania median of $93,830.

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 $93,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Statisticians at $96,970 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Statisticians. State College, PA ranks 7th of 12 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).).

• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 58 miles away, with a median of $78,690 and employment of 160. That median is 16.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,767, against $96,970 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 103 miles away, with a median of $85,850 and employment of 30. That median is 8.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,373, against $96,970 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 110 miles away, with a median of $75,230 and employment of 340. That median is 19.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,465, against $96,970 here.

Employment share

Statisticians accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in State College, PA (30 of 68,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.33 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.