Paycheck Atlas

Project Management Specialists salary in State College, PA

The median project management specialists in State College, PA earns $81,820 a year, 20% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,323 a month.

10th percentile
$50,880
25th percentile
$64,810
Median percentile
$81,820
75th percentile
$107,900
90th percentile
$130,930

Based on 470 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

$63,878 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,820
Federal income tax−$9,170
Social Security + Medicare−$6,259
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,512
Monthly take-home$5,323
Every two weeks$2,457

Does it go far here?

$84,558Median pay in State College, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
23%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

All project management specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania