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Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Erie, PA

The median grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie, PA earns $45,390 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,105 a month.

10th percentile
$31,060
25th percentile
$38,540
Median percentile
$45,390
75th percentile
$55,070
90th percentile
$63,050

Based on 320 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

$37,257 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,390
Federal income tax−$3,267
Social Security + Medicare−$3,472
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,393
Monthly take-home$3,105
Every two weeks$1,433

Does it go far here?

$49,907Median pay in Erie, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
29%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 grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania