Architectural and Engineering Managers Salary — Altoona, Pennsylvania

The average Architectural and Engineering Managers in Altoona, Pennsylvania earns $132,870 a year.

$132,870 / year, mean
↓ 27.5% below national average 7th percentile in Pennsylvania

Altoona is among the lowest-paying cities in Pennsylvania for this specific role. That's well below the national average for architectural and engineering managers — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
60
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.6%
Cost of living 90 #167 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $178,052 #174 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $60,594 #163 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Altoona ranks #167 for cost of living and #174 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $252,690 San Francisco $236,870 Naples $209,110 Midland $205,810 Kennewick $205,510 Seattle $204,670 San Diego $202,110 Bremerton $202,070 Santa Rosa $201,640 San Luis Obispo $201,490 Santa Maria $201,470 Santa Cruz $199,890 Los Angeles $197,390 New York $197,060 Peoria $196,750 Austin $196,210 Sacramento $195,990 Houston $195,650 Trenton $195,300 Oxnard $193,510 Bellingham $191,530 Vallejo $190,930 Portland $190,050 Kiryas Joel $189,390 Mount Vernon $189,140 Albany $188,090 Columbus $187,750 Palm Bay $187,740 Orlando $187,550 Binghamton $187,360 Yuba City $186,650 Salinas $186,210 Lexington Park $185,650 Fort Myers $185,460 Corpus Christi $183,480 Odessa $183,270 Bakersfield $183,000 Dallas $182,520 Ann Arbor $181,860 Decatur $180,070 Syracuse $179,770 Redding $179,750 Philadelphia $179,480 Beaumont $179,380 Sarasota $179,150 San Antonio $178,750 Riverside $177,610 El Centro $177,470 Stockton $176,990 Tampa $175,760 Corvallis $175,630 Tyler $174,890 Richmond $174,740 Fresno $174,250 Jacksonville $173,530 Sebastian $173,240 Charlottesville $173,170 Detroit $173,100 Lafayette $172,950 Crestview $172,850 Miami $172,340 Olympia $172,140 Rochester $171,880 Winchester $171,550 Bend $171,390 Chicago $171,260 Port St. Lucie $170,890 Allentown $169,900 Panama City $169,350 Spokane $168,990 Midland $168,800 Atlantic City $168,610 Modesto $168,080 Amarillo $168,060 Sherman $168,030 Ithaca $167,880 Visalia $167,870 Waco $167,670 Dover $167,340 Utica $167,230 Baltimore $167,220 Virginia Beach $167,220 Buffalo $166,900 Salem $166,700 Evansville $166,510 Ocala $165,380 Pittsburgh $164,700 York $163,530 Killeen $163,420 Reading $163,170 Hagerstown $163,160 Harrisburg $162,450 Pensacola $162,320 Wichita Falls $161,890 Salisbury $161,680 Bloomington $161,600 Medford $161,580 Indianapolis $161,190 Kingston $161,020 Lubbock $160,850 Lakeland $160,690 Lexington $159,880 Jackson $159,810 Battle Creek $159,720 El Paso $159,560 Eugene $159,500 Charleston $159,180 Lynchburg $158,860 Kalamazoo $158,810 Longview $158,660 Deltona $158,200 Erie $158,040 Abilene $157,560 Scranton $157,410 Traverse City $156,950 Grand Rapids $156,920 Lancaster $156,710 Springfield $156,610 Albany $156,170 Laredo $155,280 Monroe $155,080 Walla Walla $154,820 Paducah $154,760 Louisville $154,700 Bay City $154,400 Brownsville $154,060 Elkhart $153,960 Rockford $153,180 Muskegon $153,150 College Station $152,770 South Bend $152,570 Bloomington $151,860 State College $151,830 Tallahassee $151,450 Champaign $151,240 Staunton $150,420 Blacksburg $149,370 Gainesville $148,740 Huntington $148,530 Roanoke $148,250 Elizabethtown $147,830 Williamsport $147,380 Lansing $147,370 Niles $146,790 Flint $146,490 Chambersburg $145,990 Saginaw $145,660 Fort Wayne $145,390 Muncie $143,210 Bowling Green $140,600 Michigan City $140,110 Terre Haute $139,860 Johnstown $137,050 Owensboro $136,480 Altoona $132,870
CityMean salaryvs. Altoona
Abilene, Texas$157,560+18.6%
Albany, Oregon$156,170+17.5%
Albany, New York$188,090+41.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$169,900+27.9%
Amarillo, Texas$168,060+26.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$181,860+36.9%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$168,610+26.9%
Austin, Texas$196,210+47.7%
Bakersfield, California$183,000+37.7%
Baltimore, Maryland$167,220+25.9%
Battle Creek, Michigan$159,720+20.2%
Bay City, Michigan$154,400+16.2%
Beaumont, Texas$179,380+35.0%
Bellingham, Washington$191,530+44.1%
Bend, Oregon$171,390+29.0%
Binghamton, New York$187,360+41.0%
Blacksburg, Virginia$149,370+12.4%
Bloomington, Illinois$151,860+14.3%
Bloomington, Indiana$161,600+21.6%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$140,600+5.8%
Bremerton, Washington$202,070+52.1%
Brownsville, Texas$154,060+15.9%
Buffalo, New York$166,900+25.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$185,460+39.6%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$145,990+9.9%
Champaign, Illinois$151,240+13.8%
Charleston, West Virginia$159,180+19.8%
Charlottesville, Virginia$173,170+30.3%
Chicago, Illinois$171,260+28.9%
College Station, Texas$152,770+15.0%
Columbus, Indiana$187,750+41.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$183,480+38.1%
Corvallis, Oregon$175,630+32.2%
Crestview, Florida$172,850+30.1%
Dallas, Texas$182,520+37.4%
Decatur, Illinois$180,070+35.5%
Deltona, Florida$158,200+19.1%
Detroit, Michigan$173,100+30.3%
Dover, Delaware$167,340+25.9%
El Centro, California$177,470+33.6%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$147,830+11.3%
Elkhart, Indiana$153,960+15.9%
El Paso, Texas$159,560+20.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$158,040+18.9%
Eugene, Oregon$159,500+20.0%
Evansville, Indiana$166,510+25.3%
Flint, Michigan$146,490+10.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$145,390+9.4%
Fresno, California$174,250+31.1%
Gainesville, Florida$148,740+11.9%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$156,920+18.1%
Hagerstown, Maryland$163,160+22.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$162,450+22.3%
Houston, Texas$195,650+47.2%
Huntington, West Virginia$148,530+11.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$161,190+21.3%
Ithaca, New York$167,880+26.3%
Jackson, Michigan$159,810+20.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$173,530+30.6%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$137,050+3.1%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$158,810+19.5%
Kennewick, Washington$205,510+54.7%
Killeen, Texas$163,420+23.0%
Kingston, New York$161,020+21.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$189,390+42.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$172,950+30.2%
Lakeland, Florida$160,690+20.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$156,710+17.9%
Lansing, Michigan$147,370+10.9%
Laredo, Texas$155,280+16.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$159,880+20.3%
Lexington Park, Maryland$185,650+39.7%
Longview, Texas$158,660+19.4%
Los Angeles, California$197,390+48.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$154,700+16.4%
Lubbock, Texas$160,850+21.1%
Lynchburg, Virginia$158,860+19.6%
Medford, Oregon$161,580+21.6%
Miami, Florida$172,340+29.7%
Michigan City, Indiana$140,110+5.4%
Midland, Michigan$168,800+27.0%
Midland, Texas$205,810+54.9%
Modesto, California$168,080+26.5%
Monroe, Michigan$155,080+16.7%
Mount Vernon, Washington$189,140+42.3%
Muncie, Indiana$143,210+7.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$153,150+15.3%
Naples, Florida$209,110+57.4%
New York, New York$197,060+48.3%
Niles, Michigan$146,790+10.5%
Sarasota, Florida$179,150+34.8%
Ocala, Florida$165,380+24.5%
Odessa, Texas$183,270+37.9%
Olympia, Washington$172,140+29.6%
Orlando, Florida$187,550+41.2%
Owensboro, Kentucky$136,480+2.7%
Oxnard, California$193,510+45.6%
Paducah, Kentucky$154,760+16.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$187,740+41.3%
Panama City, Florida$169,350+27.5%
Pensacola, Florida$162,320+22.2%
Peoria, Illinois$196,750+48.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$179,480+35.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$164,700+24.0%
Portland, Oregon$190,050+43.0%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$170,890+28.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$163,170+22.8%
Redding, California$179,750+35.3%
Richmond, Virginia$174,740+31.5%
Riverside, California$177,610+33.7%
Roanoke, Virginia$148,250+11.6%
Rochester, New York$171,880+29.4%
Rockford, Illinois$153,180+15.3%
Sacramento, California$195,990+47.5%
Saginaw, Michigan$145,660+9.6%
Salem, Oregon$166,700+25.5%
Salinas, California$186,210+40.1%
Salisbury, Maryland$161,680+21.7%
San Antonio, Texas$178,750+34.5%
San Diego, California$202,110+52.1%
San Francisco, California$236,870+78.3%
San Jose, California$252,690+90.2%
San Luis Obispo, California$201,490+51.6%
Santa Cruz, California$199,890+50.4%
Santa Maria, California$201,470+51.6%
Santa Rosa, California$201,640+51.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$157,410+18.5%
Seattle, Washington$204,670+54.0%
Sebastian, Florida$173,240+30.4%
Sherman, Texas$168,030+26.5%
South Bend, Indiana$152,570+14.8%
Spokane, Washington$168,990+27.2%
Springfield, Illinois$156,610+17.9%
State College, Pennsylvania$151,830+14.3%
Staunton, Virginia$150,420+13.2%
Stockton, California$176,990+33.2%
Syracuse, New York$179,770+35.3%
Tallahassee, Florida$151,450+14.0%
Tampa, Florida$175,760+32.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$139,860+5.3%
Traverse City, Michigan$156,950+18.1%
Trenton, New Jersey$195,300+47.0%
Tyler, Texas$174,890+31.6%
Utica, New York$167,230+25.9%
Vallejo, California$190,930+43.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$167,220+25.9%
Visalia, California$167,870+26.3%
Waco, Texas$167,670+26.2%
Walla Walla, Washington$154,820+16.5%
Wichita Falls, Texas$161,890+21.8%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$147,380+10.9%
Winchester, Virginia$171,550+29.1%
York, Pennsylvania$163,530+23.1%
Yuba City, California$186,650+40.5%
Gross salary
132,870/yr
Estimated take-home
98,004/yr
Est. total withheld
26.2%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 11-9041 SOC code
Official area Altoona, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 11020 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
121,854