How much do Chief Executives make in Erie, PA?

Percentile spread

For Chief Executives, the published 10th percentile is $97,800 and the 90th percentile is $442,070. The difference is $344,270, which is 202.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $127,450 to the 75th at $288,480, covers $161,030.

The mean annual wage is $241,110, which sits above the median of $170,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Erie, PA median is 20.4% lower than the national median of $213,990 for Chief Executives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $187,290, which is 12.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.8% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $232,560.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Erie, PA is 90.950, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $170,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chief Executives at $187,290 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chief Executives. Erie, PA ranks 17th of 23 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 73 miles away, with a median of $109,730 and employment of 150. That median is 35.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $125,558, against $187,290 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 75 miles away, with a median of $199,350 and employment of 980. That median is 17% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $212,248, against $187,290 here.
• Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 93 miles away, with a median of $239,990 and employment of 420. That median is 40.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $250,396, against $187,290 here.

Employment share

Chief Executives accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Erie, PA (100 of 120,480). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (204,350 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.