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Last updated: June 22, 2026

Etch Operator Semiconductor Wafers Salary
in Peru

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PEN 29,886

Average Salary

PEN 14/hr

Average Hourly

PEN 394

Average Bonus

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The average pay for an Etch Operator Semiconductor Wafers is PEN 29,886 a year and PEN 14 an hour in Peru. The average salary range for an Etch Operator Semiconductor Wafers is between PEN 22,474 and PEN 35,056. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Peru.

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Estimated salary in 2031:
PEN 35,902
5 Year Change:
20 %

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Peru Cost of Living Score:

Description: Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered to the north by Ecuador and Colombia, to the east by Brazil, to the southeast by Bolivia, to the south by Chile, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainfo...

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The average pay for an Etch Operator Semiconductor Wafers is PEN 29,886 a year and PEN 14 an hour in Peru. The average salary range for an Etch Operator Semiconductor Wafers is between PEN 22,474 and PEN 35,056. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Peru.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Etch Operator Semiconductor Wafers Job Description

Description: Operates etch machine and equipment that remove metal and photoresist and etches electronic circuitry into metalized substrate of wafer surface, according to processing specifications. Places wafers in boats, using tweezers or vacuum wand. Places boats in etch machine or equipment. Turns dials, sets timer and gauges on equipment, or presses buttons on machine to activate etch cycle to etch or remove materials from wafer surface, such as metal or photoresist. Inspects wafer to verify that wafers are not over-etched and that photoresist has been removed, using microscope. May measure specified dimensions of wafers, using microscope measuring attachment. May manually immerse loaded boats into chemical solution baths to etch circuitry into wafer surface.

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Peru Cost of Living Score:

Description: Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered to the north by Ecuador and Colombia, to the east by Brazil, to the southeast by Bolivia, to the south by Chile, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainfo...
Description: Operates etch machine and equipment that remove metal and photoresist and etches electronic circuitry into metalized substrate of wafer surface, according to processing specifications. Places wafers in boats, using tweezers or vacuum wand. Places boats in etch machine or equipment. Turns dials, sets timer and gauges on equipment, or presses buttons on machine to activate etch cycle to etch or remove materials from wafer surface, such as metal or photoresist. Inspects wafer to verify that wafers are not over-etched and that photoresist has been removed, using microscope. May measure specified dimensions of wafers, using microscope measuring attachment. May manually immerse loaded boats into chemical solution baths to etch circuitry into wafer surface.

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