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Product / project manager · State College, PA

Product / project manager in State College: $1,960/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median product / project manager wage in State College at $81,820 a year. About 470 product / project manager jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $50,880 and the 90th is $130,930. Pay ranks 314th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,342/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,960 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Washington, about 145 miles away, at $3,450 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,960

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$81,820

$50,880 to $130,930

Rent (1 bd)

$1,342

$1,598 (2 bd)

Employment

470

Location quotient 0.99

Pay rank

314th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, product / project manager pay of $81,820.

  • Taxes$1,600
  • Rent$1,342
  • Other living costs$1,916
  • Left over$1,960

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$81,820
Federal income tax
−$9,614
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,259
State income tax (PA)
−$2,512
City / county wage tax
−$818
Take-home pay
$62,616
Effective tax rate
23.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,342
Groceries
$401
Getting around
$461
Healthcare
$451
Utilities and internet
$251
Everything else
$351
Total spending
$3,258

Left over each month

$6,818 gross, minus $1,600 in tax and $3,258 in living costs.

$1,960

Rank every metro for a product / project manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Washington, $3,450/mo.

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Questions

What does a product / project manager make in State College?

$81,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 470 product / project manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a product / project manager in State College?

$1,960 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,342, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a product / project manager keep more?

Washington, about 145 miles away, leaves $3,450 a month, more than State College.