Graphic Designers salary in Erie, PA

Median pay for graphic designers in Erie, PA: $46,140/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $33,120 – $77,960 · about 140 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$3,865 (-8%).

What it's really worth in Erie

With Erie's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $46,140 has the buying power of about $50,184 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,396 · median home $224,109 · median rent $1,138/mo.

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How Erie ranks for this job

On raw pay, Erie, PA is 155th of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Erie's cost of living is applied, it ranks 142nd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Erie sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Erie

A median home in Erie, PA costs $224,109 — about 4.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,138/mo works out at 30% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where graphic designers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Erie.

Metro	Median pay	vs Erie	Rent vs Erie
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+109%	3.2×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+100%	2.9×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+74%	2.1×
New York, NY	$75,900	+64%	3.1×

Same job elsewhere in PA

Metro	Median pay	vs Erie	Rent vs Erie
Philadelphia, PA	$59,640	+29%	1.7×
Allentown, PA	$54,960	+19%	1.6×
Harrisburg, PA	$50,570	+10%	1.3×
York, PA	$50,190	+9%	1.2×

Staying in PA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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