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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Erie, PA

The median separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders in Erie, PA earns $35,530 a year, 31% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,470 a month.

10th percentile
$29,120
25th percentile
$29,120
Median percentile
$35,530
75th percentile
$45,530
90th percentile
$48,550

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

$29,638 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,530
Federal income tax−$2,084
Social Security + Medicare−$2,718
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,091
Monthly take-home$2,470
Every two weeks$1,140

Does it go far here?

$39,065Median pay in Erie, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.0 vs 100).
37%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 separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania