Financial Managers salary in Erie, PA

Median pay for financial managers in Erie, PA: $108,370/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $52,000 – $176,710 · about 410 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($131,810) by −$23,440 (-18%).

What it's really worth in Erie

With Erie's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $108,370 has the buying power of about $117,869 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,396 · median home $224,109 · median rent $1,138/mo.

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How Erie ranks for this job

On raw pay, Erie, PA is 170th of the 187 metros we hold financial managers wages for. Once Erie's cost of living is applied, it ranks 170th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Erie sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Erie

A median home in Erie, PA costs $224,109 — about 2.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,138/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where financial managers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Erie.

Metro	Median pay	vs Erie	Rent vs Erie
New York, NY	$215,630	+99%	3.1×
San Jose, CA	$211,850	+95%	3.2×
San Francisco, CA	$203,620	+88%	2.9×
Boulder, CO	$176,880	+63%	2×

Same job elsewhere in PA

Metro	Median pay	vs Erie	Rent vs Erie
Philadelphia, PA	$163,750	+51%	1.7×
Allentown, PA	$139,290	+29%	1.6×
Reading, PA	$135,800	+25%	1.3×
Pittsburgh, PA	$133,060	+23%	1.3×

Staying in PA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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