Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic Salary in Erie, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of milling and planing 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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Erie, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,210
25th Percentile Wage
$33,030
50th Percentile Wage
$45,240
75th Percentile Wage
$55,690
90th Percentile Wage
$76,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for milling and planing 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 $76,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,210.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$45,240
5.68% 5.68%
2016
$42,670
19.15% -
2015
$34,500
2.93% -
2013
$33,490
-27.41% -
2012
$42,670
- -

Table 2. Compare Milling and Planing 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 $45,240 in Erie is in the middle of salary range for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Erie is 18.1 percent (18.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Lancaster and 34.4 percent (34.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying York-Hanover.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lancaster
$55,240
Newark-Union
$54,220
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$51,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$51,000
Philadelphia
$50,940
Pittsburgh
$49,310
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$45,950
Erie
$45,240
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$44,840
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,230
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$43,060
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$42,250
Williamsport
$38,070
Reading
$36,470
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$31,800
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$31,210
York-Hanover
$29,680

See also: Top paying jobs in Erie, Pennsylvania.