Paycheck Atlas

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Erie, PA

The median coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders in Erie, PA earns $43,690 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,995 a month.

10th percentile
$35,600
25th percentile
$37,490
Median percentile
$43,690
75th percentile
$50,460
90th percentile
$82,180

Based on 290 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$35,944 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,690
Federal income tax−$3,063
Social Security + Medicare−$3,342
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,341
Monthly take-home$2,995
Every two weeks$1,382

Does it go far here?

$48,037Median pay in Erie, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
30%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($904 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Erie, PA

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$106,890
Medical and Health Services Managers$96,420
Project Management Specialists$93,590
General and Operations Managers$89,840
Industrial Engineers$86,430
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$80,860
Registered Nurses$80,000
Physicians, All Other$73,600

All coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania