High paying business and finance jobs in Erie, PA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Erie, PA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Erie, PA run 9.0% below the national average (2024), so a Erie, PA salary is worth about 1.10× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Erie, PA · Employed

1Labor Relations Specialists$102,870
Bachelor's degree
$64,350 – $131,83050
2Personal Financial Advisors$97,370
Bachelor's degree
$47,430 – $239,810100
3Project Management Specialists$93,590
Bachelor's degree
$59,280 – $135,090520
4Management Analysts$79,130
Bachelor's degree
$47,550 – $154,590260
5Financial and Investment Analysts$78,780
Bachelor's degree
$56,530 – $130,020130
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$73,420
Bachelor's degree
$40,120 – $109,300260
7Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$71,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,020 – $112,260170
8Logisticians$71,380
Bachelor's degree
$47,180 – $99,100160
9Accountants and Auditors$70,000
Bachelor's degree
$42,920 – $123,340970
10Cost Estimators$69,370
Bachelor's degree
$46,560 – $106,450160
11Compliance Officers$64,860
Bachelor's degree
$44,190 – $122,610210
12Training and Development Specialists$63,380
Bachelor's degree
$38,830 – $101,510240
13Buyers and Purchasing Agents$61,920
Bachelor's degree
$39,820 – $107,570300
14Human Resources Specialists$60,860
Bachelor's degree
$42,650 – $103,510540
15Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$60,700
Bachelor's degree
$38,250 – $104,540420
16Tax Preparers$58,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $98,57050
17Fundraisers$57,780
Bachelor's degree
$44,500 – $86,510100
18Loan Officers$54,530
Bachelor's degree
$42,460 – $121,640130
19Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$46,240
Bachelor's degree
$31,200 – $68,08060

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianErie, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$102,870	$64,350 – $131,830	50
2	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$97,370	$47,430 – $239,810	100
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$93,590	$59,280 – $135,090	520
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,130	$47,550 – $154,590	260
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$78,780	$56,530 – $130,020	130
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$73,420	$40,120 – $109,300	260
7	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,720	$45,020 – $112,260	170
8	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$71,380	$47,180 – $99,100	160
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$70,000	$42,920 – $123,340	970
10	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$69,370	$46,560 – $106,450	160
11	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$64,860	$44,190 – $122,610	210
12	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$63,380	$38,830 – $101,510	240
13	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$61,920	$39,820 – $107,570	300
14	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,860	$42,650 – $103,510	540
15	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,700	$38,250 – $104,540	420
16	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,460	$37,440 – $98,570	50
17	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$57,780	$44,500 – $86,510	100
18	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$54,530	$42,460 – $121,640	130
19	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$46,240	$31,200 – $68,080	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Erie, PA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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