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Electricians in Pennsylvania

Want to work in Pennsylvania as an Electrician? Read this first!

6.5% Jobs Projection
$60,540 Median Salary
2,820 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Electricians in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Electricians in Pennsylvania is growing faster than average.

  • Electricians in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Electricians Work in Pennsylvania?

21,390 people worked as Electricians in 2018 in this state.

There were 21,580 Electricians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 190 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 9,080 Electricians working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Electricians than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Electricians in this state are growing at a rate of 6.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.9%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 2,820 annual job openings, and a total of 25,160 jobs for Pennsylvania Electricians in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 82,000 annual jobs and 726,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Electricians Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Electricians ranged from $36,190 to $107,840 with $60,540 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.4 to $51.85. The median hourly rate was $29.11.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $27.35 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.76.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Electricians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Electricians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 43,760 $75,060
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 10,560 $66,950
Pittsburgh, PA 4,410 $69,470
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,160 $57,080
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 1,160 $62,370
York-Hanover, PA 1,130 $50,640
Lancaster, PA 1,050 $46,020
Reading, PA 980 $49,250
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 970 $51,610
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 900 $59,370
Erie, PA 470 $62,130
Williamsport, PA 200 $47,030
Lebanon, PA 190 $49,970
Altoona, PA 170 $47,810
East Stroudsburg, PA 160 $54,740
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 140 $43,190
Johnstown, PA 130 $63,520
State College, PA 130 $48,040
Gettysburg, PA 110 $47,550
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 110 $57,470

Top States for Electricians Employment

The table below shows the states where most Electricians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 66,260 $64,260
Texas 62,180 $49,410
New York 42,450 $70,990
Florida 38,860 $42,570
Ohio 24,850 $52,170
Illinois 24,410 $79,770
Michigan 23,320 $59,940
Pennsylvania 21,390 $60,540
Washington 18,860 $65,650
New Jersey 18,020 $64,290
Massachusetts 16,440 $64,530
North Carolina 16,220 $43,110
Georgia 16,130 $48,800
Virginia 15,700 $48,650
Indiana 15,090 $56,990
Colorado 14,850 $54,980
Maryland 14,090 $54,150
Louisiana 12,730 $50,480
Tennessee 12,460 $49,260
Arizona 12,340 $46,620

Below are the states where Electricians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Illinois $79,770
District of Columbia $78,260
Alaska $76,440
Hawaii $74,140
Minnesota $71,230
New York $70,990
Oregon $70,970
Washington $65,650
Massachusetts $64,530
New Jersey $64,290

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