Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Erie, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of heat treating equipment 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 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Erie, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,770
25th Percentile Wage
$39,960
50th Percentile Wage
$44,320
75th Percentile Wage
$48,640
90th Percentile Wage
$55,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for heat treating equipment 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 $55,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,770.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$44,320
1.33% 0.00%
2014
$43,730
3.75% -
2013
$42,090
-5.30% -
2012
$44,320
- -

Table 2. Compare Heat Treating Equipment 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 $44,320 in Erie is in the middle of salary range for heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 36.4 percent (36.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia
$56,620
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$50,050
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$46,360
York-Hanover
$46,120
Pittsburgh
$45,890
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$44,760
Johnstown
$44,420
Erie
$44,320
Williamsport
$42,410
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,730
Lancaster
$39,720
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,610
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,630
Reading
$34,030
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$32,900
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$32,450
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$31,850
Newark-Union
$28,200

See also: Top paying jobs in Erie, Pennsylvania.