Dietetic Technicians Salary — Altoona, Pennsylvania

The average Dietetic Technicians in Altoona, Pennsylvania earns $34,400 a year.

$34,400 / year, mean
↓ 18.3% below national average 50th percentile in Pennsylvania

Altoona sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Pennsylvania — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for dietetic technicians, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.8%
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 $57,970 Portland $57,790 Albany $54,710 San Francisco $53,540 Redding $52,710 Seattle $52,190 Oxnard $51,150 New York $50,390 Sacramento $50,220 Stockton $49,270 Santa Rosa $49,220 Syracuse $49,120 Riverside $47,730 Modesto $47,080 Rochester $46,400 Los Angeles $46,140 San Diego $45,820 Vallejo $44,110 Buffalo $43,980 Chico $43,980 Bakersfield $43,540 Kiryas Joel $43,160 Chicago $42,800 Santa Maria $42,370 Lexington $41,120 Virginia Beach $40,330 Visalia $40,130 Richmond $39,170 Rockford $38,760 Tampa $38,420 Ann Arbor $37,940 Jackson $37,920 Indianapolis $37,850 Traverse City $37,800 Philadelphia $37,350 Sarasota $36,980 Allentown $36,900 Detroit $36,540 Orlando $36,420 Lansing $36,410 Grand Rapids $36,380 Miami $36,190 Port St. Lucie $36,120 San Antonio $36,020 Deltona $35,910 Pittsburgh $35,760 Baltimore $35,620 Reading $35,620 Fort Myers $35,530 Jacksonville $35,480 Harrisburg $35,020 South Bend $34,870 Dallas $34,510 Altoona $34,400 Lexington Park $33,990 Lancaster $33,960 Houston $33,820 Scranton $33,730 El Paso $33,640 Homosassa Springs $33,180 Pensacola $33,080 York $33,030 Lakeland $32,570 Erie $31,950 Louisville $30,420 McAllen $28,140
CityMean salaryvs. Altoona
Albany, New York$54,710+59.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$36,900+7.3%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$37,940+10.3%
Bakersfield, California$43,540+26.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$35,620+3.5%
Buffalo, New York$43,980+27.8%
Fort Myers, Florida$35,530+3.3%
Chicago, Illinois$42,800+24.4%
Chico, California$43,980+27.8%
Dallas, Texas$34,510+0.3%
Deltona, Florida$35,910+4.4%
Detroit, Michigan$36,540+6.2%
El Paso, Texas$33,640-2.2%
Erie, Pennsylvania$31,950-7.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$36,380+5.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$35,020+1.8%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$33,180-3.5%
Houston, Texas$33,820-1.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$37,850+10.0%
Jackson, Michigan$37,920+10.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$35,480+3.1%
Kiryas Joel, New York$43,160+25.5%
Lakeland, Florida$32,570-5.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$33,960-1.3%
Lansing, Michigan$36,410+5.8%
Lexington, Kentucky$41,120+19.5%
Lexington Park, Maryland$33,990-1.2%
Los Angeles, California$46,140+34.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$30,420-11.6%
McAllen, Texas$28,140-18.2%
Miami, Florida$36,190+5.2%
Modesto, California$47,080+36.9%
New York, New York$50,390+46.5%
Sarasota, Florida$36,980+7.5%
Orlando, Florida$36,420+5.9%
Oxnard, California$51,150+48.7%
Pensacola, Florida$33,080-3.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$37,350+8.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$35,760+4.0%
Portland, Oregon$57,790+68.0%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$36,120+5.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$35,620+3.5%
Redding, California$52,710+53.2%
Richmond, Virginia$39,170+13.9%
Riverside, California$47,730+38.8%
Rochester, New York$46,400+34.9%
Rockford, Illinois$38,760+12.7%
Sacramento, California$50,220+46.0%
San Antonio, Texas$36,020+4.7%
San Diego, California$45,820+33.2%
San Francisco, California$53,540+55.6%
San Jose, California$57,970+68.5%
Santa Maria, California$42,370+23.2%
Santa Rosa, California$49,220+43.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$33,730-1.9%
Seattle, Washington$52,190+51.7%
South Bend, Indiana$34,870+1.4%
Stockton, California$49,270+43.2%
Syracuse, New York$49,120+42.8%
Tampa, Florida$38,420+11.7%
Traverse City, Michigan$37,800+9.9%
Vallejo, California$44,110+28.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$40,330+17.2%
Visalia, California$40,130+16.7%
York, Pennsylvania$33,030-4.0%
Gross salary
34,400/yr
Estimated take-home
28,764/yr
Est. total withheld
16.4%

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 29-2051 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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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
121,854