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The Average Salary of an Electrician in Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania

    • According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, electricians earned an hourly mean wage of $27.03 and an annual mean wage, or average salary, of $56,230 in Pennsylvania as of May 2009.

    National Comparison

    • The Bureau of Labor Statistics says electricians earned a national hourly mean wage of $24.45 and an annual mean wage of $50,850 as of May 2009. The national hourly wage was $2.58 below Pennsylvania's hourly wage. The national mean salary was $5,380 below Pennsylvania's annual mean.

    Metropolitan Areas

    • Salaries for electricians in Pennsylvania varied across metropolitan areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Metropolitan areas may stretch across multiple states.

      In May 2009, electricians in the Allentown-Bethlehm-Easton, Pennsylvania-New Jersey metropolitan area earned an annual mean wage of $58,090.

      Electricians in Altoona, Pennsylvania earned $44,780.

      Electricians in Erie, Pennsylvania earned $49,340.

      Electricians in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania earned $47,620.

      Electricians in Johnstown, Pennsylvania earned $40,930.

      Electricians in Lancaster, Pennsylvania earned $39,520.

      Electricians in Lebanon, Pennsylvania earned $36,500.

      Electricians in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania metropolitan area earned $71,110.

      Electricians in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Delaware-Maryland metropolitan area earned $67,550.

      Electricians in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania earned $52,730.

      Electricians in Reading, Pennsylvania earned $49,520.

      Electricians in Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania earned $50,690.

      Electricians in State College, Pennsylvania earned $40,540

      Electricians in Williamsport, Pennsylvania earned $35,480.

      Electricians in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania earned $43,190.

      Electricians in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio-Pennsylvania earned $51,670. (See Reference 3)

    Regions

    • Salaries for electricians in Pennsylvania differed across regions, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In May 2009, electricians in far western Pennsylvania earned an annual mean wage of $47,700; west central, $45,300; northeastern, $46,940; and east central, $37,180.

    Outlook

    • According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, national employment for electricians is expected to increase at a rate of 12 percent from 2008 through 2018. Employment for electricians in Pennsylvania is projected to experience less of a significant increase with only a 1 percent increase through 2016.

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