How much do Rehabilitation Counselors make in Erie, PA?

Percentile spread

For Rehabilitation Counselors, the published 10th percentile is $37,310 and the 90th percentile is $89,750. The difference is $52,440, which is 85.0% 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 $48,090 to the 75th at $76,940, covers $28,850.

The mean annual wage is $63,430, which sits above the median of $61,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Erie, PA median is 31.7% higher than the national median of $46,850 for Rehabilitation Counselors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,850, which is 44.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.8% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $48,650.

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 $61,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Rehabilitation Counselors at $67,850 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Rehabilitation Counselors. Erie, PA ranks 2nd of 19 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 $40,670 and employment of 150. That median is 34.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,536, against $67,850 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 75 miles away, with a median of $40,130 and employment of 630. That median is 35% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,726, against $67,850 here.
• Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 93 miles away, with a median of $43,930 and employment of 320. That median is 28.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,835, against $67,850 here.

Employment share

Rehabilitation Counselors accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Erie, PA (70 of 120,480). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (94,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 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.