Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,307
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$7,853
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,238
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$44,160
Kept after tax
$36,307
Worth in national money
$37,238
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Pennsylvania pays this job around $44,160 at the midpoint, 33 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against 492 occupations Pennsylvania publishes, this job lands at 388. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $44,160, tax leaves $36,307, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $37,238 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $45,130, since top earners drag the number up.
- For miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators the Pennsylvania median is $44,160, ranking 33 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Pennsylvania, this work ranks 388 of 492 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Because Pennsylvania sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators — median $44,160 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $36,307 retained, $37,238 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $45,130 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $31,530 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,480 |
| This salary | $44,160 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $36,307 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,663 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,520 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $42,473 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,838 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Pennsylvania earn under $44,160 and half over. The published range runs $31,530 at the tenth percentile to $61,480 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $36,307, from $44,160, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 388 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,238 uses one figure for the whole of Pennsylvania. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 388.
- Figures are distribution medians for miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators in Pennsylvania, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $31,530 to $61,480; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,307 from $44,160. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 388 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,238, worked from $44,160, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Pennsylvania address, on work sitting at 388 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $31,530 and the top tenth $61,480, so most people doing this work in Pennsylvania sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Pennsylvania sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $37,238 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Pennsylvania then takes its own share, leaving $36,307.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($31,530 to $61,480) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Pennsylvania rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $37,238 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $36,307 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.