Plumbers, Pipefitters & Steamfitters salary in Erie, PA

Median pay for plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters in Erie, PA: $60,990/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,800 – $95,640 · about 310 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($59,690) by +$1,300 (+2%).

What it's really worth in Erie

With Erie's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $60,990 has the buying power of about $66,336 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,396 · median home $224,109 · median rent $1,138/mo.

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How Erie ranks for this job

On raw pay, Erie, PA is 79th of the 187 metros we hold plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters wages for. Once Erie's cost of living is applied, it ranks 57th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Erie is one of the places where plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Erie

A median home in Erie, PA costs $224,109 — about 3.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,138/mo works out at 22% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Erie.

Metro	Median pay	vs Erie	Rent vs Erie
Chicago, IL	$101,560	+67%	2×
Kennewick, WA	$97,150	+59%	1.5×
Minneapolis, MN	$96,200	+58%	1.5×
Duluth, MN	$88,000	+44%	1.2×

Same job elsewhere in PA

Metro	Median pay	vs Erie	Rent vs Erie
Philadelphia, PA	$68,660	+13%	1.7×
Pittsburgh, PA	$65,580	+8%	1.3×
Harrisburg, PA	$63,990	+5%	1.3×
Allentown, PA	$62,520	+3%	1.6×

Staying in PA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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