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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Erie, PA

The median protective service workers, all other in Erie, PA earns $33,020 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,308 a month.

10th percentile
$25,960
25th percentile
$32,100
Median percentile
$33,020
75th percentile
$38,240
90th percentile
$52,000

Based on 120 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$27,698 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,020
Federal income tax−$1,782
Social Security + Medicare−$2,526
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,014
Monthly take-home$2,308
Every two weeks$1,065

Does it go far here?

$36,306Median pay in Erie, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($904 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Erie, PA

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$106,890
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,420
Project Management Specialists$93,590
General and Operations Managers$89,840
Industrial Engineers$86,430
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$80,860
Registered Nurses$80,000
Physicians, All Other$73,600

All protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania