How much do Childcare Workers make in Erie, PA?

Percentile spread

For Childcare Workers, the published 10th percentile is $22,220 and the 90th percentile is $35,320. The difference is $13,100, which is 46.7% 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 $24,460 to the 75th at $33,210, covers $8,750.

The mean annual wage is $29,190, which sits above the median of $28,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Erie, PA median is 19.9% lower than the national median of $34,980 for Childcare Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,819, which is 11.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $30,140.

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 $28,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Childcare Workers at $30,819 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Childcare Workers. Erie, PA ranks 17th of 24 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 $30,520 and employment of 460. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,922, against $30,819 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 75 miles away, with a median of $30,460 and employment of 2,620. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,431, against $30,819 here.
• Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 93 miles away, with a median of $35,410 and employment of 2,100. That median is 26.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,945, against $30,819 here.