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Average Miscellaneous Assemblers And Fabricators Salary in Erie, PA

Miscellaneous Assemblers And Fabricators in Erie, PA earn a median annual salary of $43,620, which is +3.3% compared to the national median. There are 2,320 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Erie, PA (metro area).

$43,620
Erie, PA median annual wage
$21/hour median
+3.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $42,210
2,320
Local employment
19.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.05
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$30,270
25th
$35,160
Median
$43,620
75th
$56,650
90th
$77,610

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Erie, PA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
91.0%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$47,960
Goods: 100.7%
Services: 106.8%
Rents: 56.8%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$63,630Compare510
Alexandria, LA$61,030Compare120
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$56,550Compare5,150
Jackson, MS$55,980Compare4,810
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$55,460Compare2,020
St. Joseph, MO-KS$52,690Compare1,080

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Erie, PA

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$225,4901.15
Nurse Anesthetists$204,6902.45
Dentists, General$186,0600.58
Chief Executives$177,4400.92
Architectural And Engineering Managers$148,8800.95
Purchasing Managers$131,1600.63
Pharmacists$130,6800.96
Computer Network Architects$130,0000.34

Erie, PA has salary data for 345 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Miscellaneous Assemblers And Fabricators in Erie, PA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Miscellaneous Assemblers And Fabricators are projected to change by -0.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 156,300 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.