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.