Physician Assistants Salary — Erie, Pennsylvania

The average Physician Assistants in Erie, Pennsylvania earns $113,380 a year.

$113,380 / year, mean
↓ 20.1% below national average 6th percentile in Pennsylvania

Erie is among the lowest-paying cities in Pennsylvania for this specific role. That's noticeably below the national average for physician assistants, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
170
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.4%
Cost of living 91 #155 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 $224,109 #154 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $61,476 #161 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Erie ranks #155 for cost of living and #154 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 $207,660 Salinas $202,320 San Francisco $182,610 Vallejo $182,520 Bakersfield $177,840 Yuba City $174,990 Napa $174,120 Santa Rosa $171,940 Seattle $170,150 Modesto $168,960 Stockton $166,570 Grants Pass $165,750 Wenatchee $165,540 San Diego $165,450 Walla Walla $164,500 New York $163,570 Los Angeles $163,340 Hanford $161,690 Visalia $160,630 Riverside $160,390 Portland $160,130 San Luis Obispo $159,630 Chico $159,600 Santa Cruz $159,550 Medford $157,300 Olympia $156,570 Corvallis $156,370 Bellingham $155,990 Sacramento $155,340 Kennewick $155,300 Gainesville $152,930 Eugene $152,100 El Centro $151,160 Santa Maria $150,990 Salem $150,890 Spokane $150,520 Oxnard $150,490 Bremerton $150,420 Binghamton $149,840 Kiryas Joel $149,140 Trenton $148,970 Fort Wayne $148,740 Merced $148,620 Bend $147,600 Sarasota $146,740 Fresno $146,150 Redding $146,050 Kingston $146,020 Killeen $144,350 San Antonio $144,100 South Bend $144,020 Ithaca $143,860 Atlantic City $142,570 Salisbury $142,480 Albany $142,360 Lebanon $141,960 Lafayette $141,640 Yakima $141,360 Charlottesville $141,350 Austin $141,290 Albany $140,600 Baltimore $140,180 Utica $139,930 Wildwood $139,920 Crestview $139,800 Midland $139,330 Philadelphia $139,080 Hagerstown $138,820 Staunton $138,570 Dover $138,410 Champaign $138,360 Ann Arbor $137,840 Miami $137,010 Indianapolis $136,870 Dallas $136,770 Roanoke $136,220 Fort Myers $135,700 Houston $135,660 Saginaw $135,640 Evansville $135,560 Beaumont $135,490 Traverse City $135,320 Naples $135,230 Tampa $135,210 Syracuse $135,060 Blacksburg $134,860 Columbus $134,320 Corpus Christi $134,240 Chicago $134,170 Jacksonville $134,090 McAllen $133,860 Amarillo $133,780 Elmira $133,490 Watertown $133,420 Peoria $132,850 Rochester $132,760 Deltona $132,680 Detroit $132,280 Orlando $131,770 Muskegon $131,750 Springfield $131,750 Punta Gorda $131,440 Jackson $131,430 Reading $131,290 Glens Falls $130,760 Battle Creek $130,620 Brownsville $130,480 Ocala $130,480 Louisville $129,970 Grand Rapids $129,820 Virginia Beach $129,080 Kalamazoo $129,030 Charleston $128,860 Tallahassee $128,750 Rockford $128,200 Longview $128,180 Lubbock $128,030 Abilene $128,010 Tyler $127,890 Pensacola $127,850 Lynchburg $127,800 Lansing $127,770 Lexington Park $127,750 Waco $127,630 Richmond $127,600 Buffalo $127,510 Johnstown $127,390 Niles $127,220 Harrisonburg $127,200 Wichita Falls $127,180 Palm Bay $127,100 Flint $127,050 Beckley $126,810 Bloomington $126,330 Scranton $126,100 Midland $126,020 Huntington $125,800 Parkersburg $125,740 Morgantown $125,160 Allentown $124,750 Homosassa Springs $124,340 Wheeling $124,300 Weirton $124,280 Sebastian $124,050 Port St. Lucie $123,930 Panama City $123,340 State College $122,700 York $121,670 Harrisburg $121,460 Lancaster $120,990 Gettysburg $120,680 Lakeland $120,400 Altoona $120,220 Pittsburgh $120,080 Winchester $119,720 Paducah $119,590 Texarkana $119,100 Lexington $118,940 Williamsport $117,870 Odessa $117,480 Chambersburg $116,900 El Paso $116,160 Erie $113,380 Terre Haute $112,520 Laredo $110,940 Sebring $102,870
CityMean salaryvs. Erie
Abilene, Texas$128,010+12.9%
Albany, Oregon$142,360+25.6%
Albany, New York$140,600+24.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$124,750+10.0%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$120,220+6.0%
Amarillo, Texas$133,780+18.0%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$137,840+21.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$142,570+25.7%
Austin, Texas$141,290+24.6%
Bakersfield, California$177,840+56.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$140,180+23.6%
Battle Creek, Michigan$130,620+15.2%
Beaumont, Texas$135,490+19.5%
Beckley, West Virginia$126,810+11.8%
Bellingham, Washington$155,990+37.6%
Bend, Oregon$147,600+30.2%
Binghamton, New York$149,840+32.2%
Blacksburg, Virginia$134,860+18.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$126,330+11.4%
Bremerton, Washington$150,420+32.7%
Brownsville, Texas$130,480+15.1%
Buffalo, New York$127,510+12.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$135,700+19.7%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$116,900+3.1%
Champaign, Illinois$138,360+22.0%
Charleston, West Virginia$128,860+13.7%
Charlottesville, Virginia$141,350+24.7%
Chicago, Illinois$134,170+18.3%
Chico, California$159,600+40.8%
Columbus, Indiana$134,320+18.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$134,240+18.4%
Corvallis, Oregon$156,370+37.9%
Crestview, Florida$139,800+23.3%
Dallas, Texas$136,770+20.6%
Deltona, Florida$132,680+17.0%
Detroit, Michigan$132,280+16.7%
Dover, Delaware$138,410+22.1%
El Centro, California$151,160+33.3%
Elmira, New York$133,490+17.7%
El Paso, Texas$116,160+2.5%
Eugene, Oregon$152,100+34.2%
Evansville, Indiana$135,560+19.6%
Flint, Michigan$127,050+12.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$148,740+31.2%
Fresno, California$146,150+28.9%
Gainesville, Florida$152,930+34.9%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$120,680+6.4%
Glens Falls, New York$130,760+15.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$129,820+14.5%
Grants Pass, Oregon$165,750+46.2%
Hagerstown, Maryland$138,820+22.4%
Hanford, California$161,690+42.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$121,460+7.1%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$127,200+12.2%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$124,340+9.7%
Houston, Texas$135,660+19.7%
Huntington, West Virginia$125,800+11.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$136,870+20.7%
Ithaca, New York$143,860+26.9%
Jackson, Michigan$131,430+15.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$134,090+18.3%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$127,390+12.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$129,030+13.8%
Kennewick, Washington$155,300+37.0%
Killeen, Texas$144,350+27.3%
Kingston, New York$146,020+28.8%
Kiryas Joel, New York$149,140+31.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$141,640+24.9%
Lakeland, Florida$120,400+6.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$120,990+6.7%
Lansing, Michigan$127,770+12.7%
Laredo, Texas$110,940-2.2%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$141,960+25.2%
Lexington, Kentucky$118,940+4.9%
Lexington Park, Maryland$127,750+12.7%
Longview, Texas$128,180+13.1%
Los Angeles, California$163,340+44.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$129,970+14.6%
Lubbock, Texas$128,030+12.9%
Lynchburg, Virginia$127,800+12.7%
McAllen, Texas$133,860+18.1%
Medford, Oregon$157,300+38.7%
Merced, California$148,620+31.1%
Miami, Florida$137,010+20.8%
Midland, Michigan$126,020+11.1%
Midland, Texas$139,330+22.9%
Modesto, California$168,960+49.0%
Morgantown, West Virginia$125,160+10.4%
Muskegon, Michigan$131,750+16.2%
Napa, California$174,120+53.6%
Naples, Florida$135,230+19.3%
New York, New York$163,570+44.3%
Niles, Michigan$127,220+12.2%
Sarasota, Florida$146,740+29.4%
Ocala, Florida$130,480+15.1%
Odessa, Texas$117,480+3.6%
Olympia, Washington$156,570+38.1%
Orlando, Florida$131,770+16.2%
Oxnard, California$150,490+32.7%
Paducah, Kentucky$119,590+5.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$127,100+12.1%
Panama City, Florida$123,340+8.8%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$125,740+10.9%
Pensacola, Florida$127,850+12.8%
Peoria, Illinois$132,850+17.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$139,080+22.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$120,080+5.9%
Portland, Oregon$160,130+41.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$123,930+9.3%
Punta Gorda, Florida$131,440+15.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$131,290+15.8%
Redding, California$146,050+28.8%
Richmond, Virginia$127,600+12.5%
Riverside, California$160,390+41.5%
Roanoke, Virginia$136,220+20.1%
Rochester, New York$132,760+17.1%
Rockford, Illinois$128,200+13.1%
Sacramento, California$155,340+37.0%
Saginaw, Michigan$135,640+19.6%
Salem, Oregon$150,890+33.1%
Salinas, California$202,320+78.4%
Salisbury, Maryland$142,480+25.7%
San Antonio, Texas$144,100+27.1%
San Diego, California$165,450+45.9%
San Francisco, California$182,610+61.1%
San Jose, California$207,660+83.2%
San Luis Obispo, California$159,630+40.8%
Santa Cruz, California$159,550+40.7%
Santa Maria, California$150,990+33.2%
Santa Rosa, California$171,940+51.6%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$126,100+11.2%
Seattle, Washington$170,150+50.1%
Sebastian, Florida$124,050+9.4%
Sebring, Florida$102,870-9.3%
South Bend, Indiana$144,020+27.0%
Spokane, Washington$150,520+32.8%
Springfield, Illinois$131,750+16.2%
State College, Pennsylvania$122,700+8.2%
Staunton, Virginia$138,570+22.2%
Stockton, California$166,570+46.9%
Syracuse, New York$135,060+19.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$128,750+13.6%
Tampa, Florida$135,210+19.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$112,520-0.8%
Texarkana, Texas$119,100+5.0%
Traverse City, Michigan$135,320+19.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$148,970+31.4%
Tyler, Texas$127,890+12.8%
Utica, New York$139,930+23.4%
Vallejo, California$182,520+61.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$129,080+13.8%
Visalia, California$160,630+41.7%
Waco, Texas$127,630+12.6%
Walla Walla, Washington$164,500+45.1%
Watertown, New York$133,420+17.7%
Weirton, West Virginia$124,280+9.6%
Wenatchee, Washington$165,540+46.0%
Wheeling, West Virginia$124,300+9.6%
Wichita Falls, Texas$127,180+12.2%
Wildwood, Florida$139,920+23.4%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$117,870+4.0%
Winchester, Virginia$119,720+5.6%
Yakima, Washington$141,360+24.7%
York, Pennsylvania$121,670+7.3%
Yuba City, California$174,990+54.3%
Gross salary
113,380/yr
Estimated take-home
85,112/yr
Est. total withheld
24.9%

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 29-1071 SOC code
Official area Erie, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 21500 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)
269,544