Paycheck Atlas

Social and Human Service Assistants salary in State College, PA

The median social and human service assistants in State College, PA earns $41,710 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,868 a month.

10th percentile
$32,070
25th percentile
$36,340
Median percentile
$41,710
75th percentile
$46,570
90th percentile
$49,520

Based on 160 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

$34,413 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,710
Federal income tax−$2,825
Social Security + Medicare−$3,191
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,280
Monthly take-home$2,868
Every two weeks$1,324

Does it go far here?

$43,106Median pay in State College, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.8 vs 100).
42%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania