Exactly 3,230 of Pennsylvania's 177,850 business professionals work in Erie. The number of business professionals in Erie has grown by 2% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of business professionals in Erie has increased, overall employment in Erie has also increased.

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Salaries for business professionals in Erie have increased. Erie business professionals made $82,113 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for business professionals in Erie was $70,360 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Erie.

Erie business professionals earn a median yearly salary of $73,572. The difference in pay between the business professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 163%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $40,908 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $107,610 per year.

On average business professional salaries in Erie are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There are 6 accredited business schools in the city. Many of Erie's business professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 37 degree and certificate programs in business offered by Erie's business schools.

In 2010 approximately 922 students completed business courses.