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Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Erie, PA

The median heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie, PA earns $48,120 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,281 a month.

10th percentile
$36,220
25th percentile
$36,220
Median percentile
$48,120
75th percentile
$55,320
90th percentile
$62,160

Based on 90 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

$39,367 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,120
Federal income tax−$3,594
Social Security + Medicare−$3,681
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,477
Monthly take-home$3,281
Every two weeks$1,514

Does it go far here?

$52,908Median pay in Erie, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
28%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

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