Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Erie, PA

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Erie

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $102,310 or more. The middle half of communications teachers, postsecondary in Erie earn between $60,950 and $82,540.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Erie vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Communications teachers, postsecondary in Erie earn 7% less than the Pennsylvania average ($81,430) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($90,010). At the median the gap is +3% against the U.S. median of $78,580.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Erie

On the average salary of $75,810, a single filer in Erie takes home about $59,835 a year, or $4,986 a month and $2,301 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Erie a good place for communications teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Erie area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $75,810 buys what about $83,353 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Erie ($44,460). A typical home costs $224,109, or 3.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Erie ranks 5th of 6 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($85,600).

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Highest-paying cities for communications teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($176,630).

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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