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Medical Assistants salary in State College, PA

The median medical assistants in State College, PA earns $42,720 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,933 a month.

10th percentile
$35,710
25th percentile
$38,580
Median percentile
$42,720
75th percentile
$43,960
90th percentile
$46,260

Based on 180 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$35,194 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,720
Federal income tax−$2,946
Social Security + Medicare−$3,268
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,312
Monthly take-home$2,933
Every two weeks$1,354

Does it go far here?

$44,150Median pay in State College, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in State College, PA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$91,120
Registered Nurses$81,480
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,760
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$73,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers$66,730
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,130
Construction Laborers$53,420

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