High paying medical jobs in Erie, PA

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Family Medicine Physicians$277,880
Doctoral or professional degree
$112,140 – $367,99040
2Nurse Anesthetists$212,120
Master's degree
$134,110 – $301,27070
3Dentists, General$137,530
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,940 – $241,02080
4Optometrists$134,230
Doctoral or professional degree
$98,690 – $207,80040
5Pharmacists$128,360
Doctoral or professional degree
$99,920 – $155,830220
6Veterinarians$123,670
Doctoral or professional degree
$73,210 – $169,84070
7Nurse Practitioners$122,100
Master's degree
$97,570 – $135,210260
8Physician Assistants$111,260
Master's degree
$97,400 – $132,440170
9Physical Therapists$94,830
Doctoral or professional degree
$74,010 – $119,230240
10Occupational Therapists$93,560
Master's degree
$76,480 – $119,340120
11Speech-Language Pathologists$84,190
Master's degree
$56,280 – $130,190140
12Registered Nurses$80,000
Bachelor's degree
$65,820 – $102,0403,060
13Dental Hygienists$77,360
Associate's degree
$64,330 – $93,100140
14Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$76,510
Associate's degree
$65,040 – $94,91060
15Physicians, All Other$73,600
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,200 – $430,610660
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$66,730
Bachelor's degree
$43,920 – $88,71070
17Chiropractors$62,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$35,640 – $107,81040
18Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$62,500
Associate's degree
$39,370 – $80,140160
19Respiratory Therapists$62,480
Associate's degree
$59,140 – $78,490110
20Therapists, All Other$62,310
Bachelor's degree
$32,290 – $65,42040
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,800 – $72,270940
22Surgical Technologists$60,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,750 – $74,150100
23Athletic Trainers$55,150
Master's degree
$49,760 – $78,28050
24Paramedics$53,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,890 – $59,19090
25Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$46,350
Bachelor's degree
$34,980 – $77,150260
26Medical Records Specialists$42,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,280 – $69,04080
27Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$42,420
Associate's degree
$39,560 – $91,640120
28Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,400 – $59,350220
29Opticians, Dispensing$39,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,860 – $53,91070
30Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$39,110
Associate's degree
$30,680 – $47,930100
31Psychiatric Technicians$37,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,190 – $45,930160
32Emergency Medical Technicians$37,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,550 – $45,380190
33Pharmacy Technicians$37,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,000 – $48,010370
34Dietetic Technicians$28,870
Associate's degree
$27,340 – $39,41070

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	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$277,880	$112,140 – $367,990	40
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$212,120	$134,110 – $301,270	70
3	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$137,530	$65,940 – $241,020	80
4	OptometristsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,230	$98,690 – $207,800	40
5	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$128,360	$99,920 – $155,830	220
6	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$123,670	$73,210 – $169,840	70
7	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$122,100	$97,570 – $135,210	260
8	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$111,260	$97,400 – $132,440	170
9	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$94,830	$74,010 – $119,230	240
10	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$93,560	$76,480 – $119,340	120
11	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$84,190	$56,280 – $130,190	140
12	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$80,000	$65,820 – $102,040	3,060
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$77,360	$64,330 – $93,100	140
14	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$76,510	$65,040 – $94,910	60
15	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$73,600	$67,200 – $430,610	660
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$66,730	$43,920 – $88,710	70
17	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$62,990	$35,640 – $107,810	40
18	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,500	$39,370 – $80,140	160
19	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$62,480	$59,140 – $78,490	110
20	Therapists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$62,310	$32,290 – $65,420	40
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,510	$48,800 – $72,270	940
22	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,440	$46,750 – $74,150	100
23	Athletic TrainersMaster's degree	$55,150	$49,760 – $78,280	50
24	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,820	$31,890 – $59,190	90
25	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$46,350	$34,980 – $77,150	260
26	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,640	$34,280 – $69,040	80
27	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$42,420	$39,560 – $91,640	120
28	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,980	$37,400 – $59,350	220
29	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,120	$34,860 – $53,910	70
30	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$39,110	$30,680 – $47,930	100
31	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,860	$34,190 – $45,930	160
32	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,650	$32,550 – $45,380	190
33	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,340	$32,000 – $48,010	370
34	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$28,870	$27,340 – $39,410	70

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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