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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Erie, PA

The median lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie, PA earns $43,140 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,960 a month.

10th percentile
$36,300
25th percentile
$36,300
Median percentile
$43,140
75th percentile
$47,170
90th percentile
$60,150

Based on 40 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

$35,519 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,140
Federal income tax−$2,997
Social Security + Medicare−$3,300
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,324
Monthly take-home$2,960
Every two weeks$1,366

Does it go far here?

$47,433Median pay in Erie, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
31%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 lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania