Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Altoona, PA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Altoona, PA, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Altoona, PA are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $190,110. The second highest-paying jobs are those of nurse anesthetists, with an average salary of $165,030.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Altoona, PA has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Altoona, PA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Altoona, PA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$190,110	$93,560	70
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$165,030	$165,030	0
3	Chief Executives	$160,060	$63,620	50
4	Pharmacists	$120,620	$98,180	150
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$120,110	$80,700	50
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$119,150	$72,200	80
7	All Other Managers	$106,790	$61,670	80
8	Marketing Managers	$104,010	$61,260	50
9	Nurse Practitioners	$100,690	$78,130	70
10	Medical and Health Services Managers	$100,290	$61,680	180
11	Physician Assistants	$99,700	$81,870	110
12	Financial Managers	$98,020	$57,250	170
13	Software Developers	$97,870	$67,900	100
14	Labor Relations Specialists	$97,370	$51,410	40
15	Human Resources Managers	$96,560	$63,400	40
16	Sales Managers	$96,390	$53,480	120
17	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$94,990	$50,890	50
18	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$94,400	$71,300	90
19	Industrial Production Managers	$90,350	$64,820	90
20	Physical Therapists	$89,940	$65,630	130
21	Facilities Managers	$84,860	$61,470	30
22	Personal Financial Advisors	$84,510	$48,700	40
23	Computer Programmers	$82,240	$39,870	40
24	Civil Engineers	$81,760	$62,200	220
25	Computer Occupations, All Other	$81,430	$49,280	90
26	Speech-Language Pathologists	$79,920	$55,790	60
27	Other Social Workers	$79,350	$61,360	50
28	General and Operations Managers	$79,180	$39,250	1,130
29	Occupational Therapists	$78,550	$58,230	100
30	Administrative Services Managers	$77,800	$47,290	50
31	Computer Systems Analysts	$76,750	$50,920	80
32	Mechanical Engineers	$76,440	$54,800	70
33	Lawyers	$75,380	$41,430	90
34	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$75,210	$44,320	50
35	Social and Community Service Managers	$74,830	$47,610	60
36	Industrial Engineers	$74,740	$57,480	90
37	Management Analysts	$74,410	$50,690	100
38	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$73,690	$46,040	30
39	Registered Nurses	$73,620	$60,810	1,670
40	Project Management Specialists	$72,450	$42,290	140
41	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$72,220	$44,700	60
42	Other Business Operations Specialists	$70,700	$41,220	150
43	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$70,260	$45,410	270
44	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$69,730	$49,920	40
45	Instructional Coordinators	$68,990	$46,340	30
46	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$68,700	$37,340	40
47	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$67,870	$39,000	70
48	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$66,200	$47,650	40
49	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$65,280	$48,670	50
50	Compliance Officers	$65,000	$44,970	90
51	Dental Hygienists	$64,860	$58,440	70
52	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,240	$48,840	30
53	Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers	$63,110	$49,500	70
54	Civil Engineering Technicians	$62,960	$42,220	50
55	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,850	$45,460	30
56	Dietitians and Nutritionists	$62,700	$39,280	40
57	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$62,370	$42,110	250
58	Interior Designers	$62,310	$35,860	30
59	Secondary School Special Education Teachers	$61,760	$48,490	90
60	Cost Estimators	$61,660	$39,520	110
61	Radiologic Technologists	$61,130	$38,900	140
62	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,930	$46,640	410
63	Logisticians	$60,810	$46,750	60
64	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	$60,730	$31,990	460
65	Accountants and Auditors	$60,650	$39,260	410
66	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,080	$47,130	600
67	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,970	$37,900	220
68	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$59,670	$43,000	330
69	Loan Officers	$59,660	$37,280	60
70	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$59,540	$33,450	230
71	Respiratory Therapists	$58,840	$46,750	40
72	Postal Service Clerks	$58,460	$39,770	30
73	Financial Analysts	$58,390	$46,300	40
74	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	$58,090	$40,840	110
75	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$57,670	$40,200	90
76	Human Resources Specialists	$57,200	$34,620	240
77	Food Service Managers	$56,920	$39,000	90
78	Electricians	$56,650	$36,580	130
79	Training and Development Specialists	$56,490	$36,460	90
80	Physical Therapist Assistants	$56,440	$37,830	70
81	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$54,910	$37,080	190
82	Occupational Therapy Assistants	$54,590	$36,360	40
83	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$54,260	$36,090	60
84	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$54,080	$40,340	80
85	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$54,070	$34,950	160
86	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$53,970	$35,250	580
87	Real Estate Sales Agents	$53,410	$28,570	40
88	Postal Service Mail Carriers	$51,710	$39,350	160
89	Carpenters Helpers	$51,260	$29,120	30
90	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$51,070	$30,200	140
91	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$50,960	$32,310	220
92	Public Relations Specialists	$50,710	$28,600	50
93	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$50,200	$36,300	100
94	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$49,720	$35,620	40
95	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$49,510	$36,550	80
96	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$49,380	$40,150	90
97	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$49,360	$34,810	80
98	Healthcare Social Workers	$48,950	$36,550	50
99	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$48,670	$27,250	280
100	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$48,420	$36,330	1,350

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Altoona, PA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,770
2	Chief Executives	$183,720
3	Pharmacists	$121,120
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$118,680
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$118,190
6	All Other Managers	$104,800
7	Marketing Managers	$101,940
8	Sales Managers	$101,590
9	Nurse Practitioners	$101,180
10	Financial Managers	$98,870

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Altoona, PA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$179,410
2	Sales Managers	$150,740
3	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$119,120
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$119,000
5	Pharmacists	$118,590
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$115,200
7	Human Resources Managers	$112,670
8	Financial Managers	$101,750
9	Physician Assistants	$100,700
10	Industrial Production Managers	$99,260

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Altoona, PA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$193,580
2	Chief Executives	$185,720
3	Optometrists	$147,820
4	Sales Managers	$129,850
5	Pharmacists	$121,190
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$119,870
7	Human Resources Managers	$112,960
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$112,850
9	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$111,830
10	Electrical Engineers	$103,550

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