Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Erie, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Erie, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,070
25th Percentile Wage
$27,490
50th Percentile Wage
$33,890
75th Percentile Wage
$45,640
90th Percentile Wage
$47,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,070.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$33,890
6.34% -2.60%
2020
$31,740
-1.23% -
2019
$32,130
-0.40% -
2018
$32,260
23.09% -
2017
$24,810
0.56% -
2016
$24,670
4.01% -
2015
$23,680
-4.69% -
2014
$24,790
-40.26% -
2012
$34,770
- -

Table 2. Compare Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Erie with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,890 in Erie is in the middle of salary range for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Lancaster and .6 percent (.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lebanon.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lancaster
$49,590
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$47,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$47,230
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$46,800
York-Hanover
$45,850
Pittsburgh
$45,750
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$45,720
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$44,950
Reading
$42,810
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$40,630
Philadelphia
$38,390
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$37,270
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,900
Newark-Union
$36,520
Williamsport
$35,380
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,740
Erie
$33,890
Lebanon
$33,670

See also: Top paying jobs in Erie, Pennsylvania.