Altoona, PA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Altoona Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Altoona, PA metro area

Figures describe the Altoona, PA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Altoona city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 241 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Altoona, PA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$279,160	$134.21	240
2	Chief Executives	$197,360	$94.88	60
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$133,050	$63.96	60
4	Pharmacists	$129,480	$62.25	120
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,380	$61.72	110
6	Personal Financial Advisors	$125,820	$60.49	40
7	Physician Assistants	$123,270	$59.27	190
8	Nurse Practitioners	$119,930	$57.66	80
9	Marketing Managers	$119,670	$57.54	70
10	Dentists, General	$117,110	$56.30	30
11	Financial Managers	$113,980	$54.80	230
12	Electrical Engineers	$105,270	$50.61	50
13	Human Resources Managers	$104,010	$50.00	60
14	Managers, All Other	$102,150	$49.11	130
15	Software Developers	$101,670	$48.88	180
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$100,790	Not published	130
17	Sales Managers	$100,710	$48.42	160
18	Industrial Production Managers	$99,660	$47.91	120
19	Computer Occupations, All Other	$98,060	$47.14	70
20	Physical Therapists	$97,710	$46.98	150
21	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$95,920	$46.11	90
22	Medical and Health Services Managers	$95,100	$45.72	360
23	Civil Engineers	$93,680	$45.04	220
24	Construction Managers	$93,460	$44.94	80
25	Computer Systems Analysts	$92,880	$44.65	90

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Altoona metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.