Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Erie, PA

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Erie

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $127,540 or more. The middle half of psychology teachers, postsecondary in Erie earn between $65,050 and $98,580.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Erie vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Psychology teachers, postsecondary in Erie earn about the same as the Pennsylvania average ($81,800) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($93,860). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $80,340.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Erie

On the average salary of $80,970, a single filer in Erie takes home about $63,307 a year, or $5,276 a month and $2,435 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Erie a good place for psychology teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Erie area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $80,970 buys what about $89,027 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Erie ($44,460). A typical home costs $224,109, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Erie ranks 3rd of 7 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($90,990).

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Highest-paying cities for psychology teachers, postsecondary

Riverside, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($158,450).

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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