Electricians Salary — Reading, Pennsylvania

The average Electricians in Reading, Pennsylvania earns $76,550 a year.

$76,550 / year, mean
↑ 6.0% above national average 94th percentile in Pennsylvania

Reading sits at the very top of the range for this role in Pennsylvania — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for electricians — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
820
Estimate confidence
RSE 4.0%
Cost of living 97 #83 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $312,348 #94 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $77,684 #58 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Reading ranks #83 for cost of living and #94 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $103,690 Mount Vernon $103,040 Portland $103,030 Albany $100,180 Seattle $99,720 San Jose $99,650 Salem $94,980 Trenton $94,820 Chicago $94,450 Kennewick $94,100 Bellingham $93,760 Olympia $92,650 Bend $92,540 Longview $92,290 Hanford $92,270 Corvallis $91,800 Wenatchee $91,480 Kankakee $90,850 Eugene $89,650 Rockford $89,650 Vallejo $88,890 New York $88,670 Medford $88,160 Grants Pass $87,530 Decatur $87,430 Yakima $87,410 Champaign $86,700 Santa Rosa $86,020 Vineland $85,090 Spokane $84,780 Kokomo $84,460 San Luis Obispo $84,200 Springfield $83,990 Modesto $83,790 Walla Walla $83,750 Napa $83,600 Salinas $83,410 Santa Cruz $82,950 Stockton $82,840 Los Angeles $82,300 San Diego $82,240 Peoria $81,840 Philadelphia $81,720 Monroe $81,560 Merced $81,490 Bremerton $81,220 Syracuse $81,090 Riverside $80,090 Bakersfield $79,960 Sacramento $79,870 El Centro $79,800 Ann Arbor $79,540 Detroit $79,240 Glens Falls $78,900 Santa Maria $78,440 Oxnard $77,740 Yuba City $77,700 Chico $77,580 Bloomington $77,520 Redding $77,420 Rochester $76,630 Reading $76,550 Albany $76,340 Fresno $76,150 Binghamton $75,930 Atlantic City $75,730 Watertown $75,450 Buffalo $75,440 Pittsburgh $75,340 Harrisburg $75,300 Flint $75,290 Bay City $75,090 Allentown $74,810 Lansing $74,530 Scranton $74,490 Evansville $73,890 Saginaw $73,370 York $73,060 Lexington Park $72,910 Kiryas Joel $72,840 Baltimore $72,790 Lancaster $72,660 Kingston $72,210 Terre Haute $72,040 South Bend $71,950 Lafayette $71,750 Columbus $71,690 Kalamazoo $71,670 Visalia $71,470 Niles $70,740 Michigan City $70,690 Muskegon $70,000 Bloomington $69,800 Ithaca $69,530 Utica $69,520 Fort Wayne $69,510 Jackson $69,450 Indianapolis $69,210 Battle Creek $69,190 Weirton $69,080 Paducah $67,910 Wheeling $67,680 Charleston $66,370 Grand Rapids $66,260 Erie $66,250 Hagerstown $65,650 Muncie $65,370 Huntington $64,810 Louisville $64,780 Salisbury $64,660 Beckley $64,600 Beaumont $64,520 Johnstown $64,340 Williamsport $64,090 Lebanon $64,000 Sebastian $63,790 Virginia Beach $63,030 Altoona $62,820 Chambersburg $62,670 Blacksburg $62,460 Charlottesville $62,400 Richmond $62,360 Staunton $62,350 Traverse City $62,310 Morgantown $61,970 Dover $61,840 Harrisonburg $61,550 Houston $61,470 Elkhart $61,060 Austin $60,850 Winchester $60,710 Midland $60,660 Naples $60,320 Lynchburg $60,260 Dallas $59,960 Miami $59,930 Gettysburg $59,610 Owensboro $58,840 Parkersburg $58,690 Bowling Green $58,560 Crestview $58,510 Palm Bay $58,350 Roanoke $58,150 Odessa $58,060 Tampa $58,020 Amarillo $58,010 Jacksonville $57,840 State College $57,590 Midland $57,480 Lexington $57,400 Fort Myers $57,390 Port St. Lucie $57,250 Corpus Christi $57,210 San Antonio $57,030 Sherman $56,980 Texarkana $56,300 Lakeland $56,200 Wildwood $55,650 Sarasota $55,540 Punta Gorda $55,470 Victoria $55,460 Orlando $55,310 Waco $55,210 Pensacola $54,740 Panama City $54,410 Tyler $54,380 Gainesville $54,270 Killeen $54,080 Deltona $53,610 Tallahassee $53,580 Elizabethtown $53,550 Abilene $53,360 San Angelo $52,800 Homosassa Springs $52,620 College Station $52,560 Longview $52,560 El Paso $52,140 Wichita Falls $51,800 Lubbock $51,490 Ocala $50,760 Sebring $50,420 McAllen $49,690 Brownsville $48,000 Laredo $47,240
CityMean salaryvs. Reading
Abilene, Texas$53,360-30.3%
Albany, Oregon$100,180+30.9%
Albany, New York$76,340-0.3%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$74,810-2.3%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$62,820-17.9%
Amarillo, Texas$58,010-24.2%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$79,540+3.9%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$75,730-1.1%
Austin, Texas$60,850-20.5%
Bakersfield, California$79,960+4.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$72,790-4.9%
Battle Creek, Michigan$69,190-9.6%
Bay City, Michigan$75,090-1.9%
Beaumont, Texas$64,520-15.7%
Beckley, West Virginia$64,600-15.6%
Bellingham, Washington$93,760+22.5%
Bend, Oregon$92,540+20.9%
Binghamton, New York$75,930-0.8%
Blacksburg, Virginia$62,460-18.4%
Bloomington, Illinois$77,520+1.3%
Bloomington, Indiana$69,800-8.8%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$58,560-23.5%
Bremerton, Washington$81,220+6.1%
Brownsville, Texas$48,000-37.3%
Buffalo, New York$75,440-1.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$57,390-25.0%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$62,670-18.1%
Champaign, Illinois$86,700+13.3%
Charleston, West Virginia$66,370-13.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$62,400-18.5%
Chicago, Illinois$94,450+23.4%
Chico, California$77,580+1.3%
College Station, Texas$52,560-31.3%
Columbus, Indiana$71,690-6.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$57,210-25.3%
Corvallis, Oregon$91,800+19.9%
Crestview, Florida$58,510-23.6%
Dallas, Texas$59,960-21.7%
Decatur, Illinois$87,430+14.2%
Deltona, Florida$53,610-30.0%
Detroit, Michigan$79,240+3.5%
Dover, Delaware$61,840-19.2%
El Centro, California$79,800+4.2%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$53,550-30.0%
Elkhart, Indiana$61,060-20.2%
El Paso, Texas$52,140-31.9%
Erie, Pennsylvania$66,250-13.5%
Eugene, Oregon$89,650+17.1%
Evansville, Indiana$73,890-3.5%
Flint, Michigan$75,290-1.6%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$69,510-9.2%
Fresno, California$76,150-0.5%
Gainesville, Florida$54,270-29.1%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$59,610-22.1%
Glens Falls, New York$78,900+3.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$66,260-13.4%
Grants Pass, Oregon$87,530+14.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$65,650-14.2%
Hanford, California$92,270+20.5%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$75,300-1.6%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$61,550-19.6%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$52,620-31.3%
Houston, Texas$61,470-19.7%
Huntington, West Virginia$64,810-15.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$69,210-9.6%
Ithaca, New York$69,530-9.2%
Jackson, Michigan$69,450-9.3%
Jacksonville, Florida$57,840-24.4%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$64,340-16.0%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$71,670-6.4%
Kankakee, Illinois$90,850+18.7%
Kennewick, Washington$94,100+22.9%
Killeen, Texas$54,080-29.4%
Kingston, New York$72,210-5.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$72,840-4.8%
Kokomo, Indiana$84,460+10.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$71,750-6.3%
Lakeland, Florida$56,200-26.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$72,660-5.1%
Lansing, Michigan$74,530-2.6%
Laredo, Texas$47,240-38.3%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$64,000-16.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$57,400-25.0%
Lexington Park, Maryland$72,910-4.8%
Longview, Texas$52,560-31.3%
Longview, Washington$92,290+20.6%
Los Angeles, California$82,300+7.5%
Louisville, Kentucky$64,780-15.4%
Lubbock, Texas$51,490-32.7%
Lynchburg, Virginia$60,260-21.3%
McAllen, Texas$49,690-35.1%
Medford, Oregon$88,160+15.2%
Merced, California$81,490+6.5%
Miami, Florida$59,930-21.7%
Michigan City, Indiana$70,690-7.7%
Midland, Michigan$57,480-24.9%
Midland, Texas$60,660-20.8%
Modesto, California$83,790+9.5%
Monroe, Michigan$81,560+6.5%
Morgantown, West Virginia$61,970-19.0%
Mount Vernon, Washington$103,040+34.6%
Muncie, Indiana$65,370-14.6%
Muskegon, Michigan$70,000-8.6%
Napa, California$83,600+9.2%
Naples, Florida$60,320-21.2%
New York, New York$88,670+15.8%
Niles, Michigan$70,740-7.6%
Sarasota, Florida$55,540-27.4%
Ocala, Florida$50,760-33.7%
Odessa, Texas$58,060-24.2%
Olympia, Washington$92,650+21.0%
Orlando, Florida$55,310-27.7%
Owensboro, Kentucky$58,840-23.1%
Oxnard, California$77,740+1.6%
Paducah, Kentucky$67,910-11.3%
Palm Bay, Florida$58,350-23.8%
Panama City, Florida$54,410-28.9%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$58,690-23.3%
Pensacola, Florida$54,740-28.5%
Peoria, Illinois$81,840+6.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$81,720+6.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$75,340-1.6%
Portland, Oregon$103,030+34.6%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$57,250-25.2%
Punta Gorda, Florida$55,470-27.5%
Redding, California$77,420+1.1%
Richmond, Virginia$62,360-18.5%
Riverside, California$80,090+4.6%
Roanoke, Virginia$58,150-24.0%
Rochester, New York$76,630+0.1%
Rockford, Illinois$89,650+17.1%
Sacramento, California$79,870+4.3%
Saginaw, Michigan$73,370-4.2%
Salem, Oregon$94,980+24.1%
Salinas, California$83,410+9.0%
Salisbury, Maryland$64,660-15.5%
San Angelo, Texas$52,800-31.0%
San Antonio, Texas$57,030-25.5%
San Diego, California$82,240+7.4%
San Francisco, California$103,690+35.5%
San Jose, California$99,650+30.2%
San Luis Obispo, California$84,200+10.0%
Santa Cruz, California$82,950+8.4%
Santa Maria, California$78,440+2.5%
Santa Rosa, California$86,020+12.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$74,490-2.7%
Seattle, Washington$99,720+30.3%
Sebastian, Florida$63,790-16.7%
Sebring, Florida$50,420-34.1%
Sherman, Texas$56,980-25.6%
South Bend, Indiana$71,950-6.0%
Spokane, Washington$84,780+10.8%
Springfield, Illinois$83,990+9.7%
State College, Pennsylvania$57,590-24.8%
Staunton, Virginia$62,350-18.5%
Stockton, California$82,840+8.2%
Syracuse, New York$81,090+5.9%
Tallahassee, Florida$53,580-30.0%
Tampa, Florida$58,020-24.2%
Terre Haute, Indiana$72,040-5.9%
Texarkana, Texas$56,300-26.5%
Traverse City, Michigan$62,310-18.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$94,820+23.9%
Tyler, Texas$54,380-29.0%
Utica, New York$69,520-9.2%
Vallejo, California$88,890+16.1%
Victoria, Texas$55,460-27.6%
Vineland, New Jersey$85,090+11.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$63,030-17.7%
Visalia, California$71,470-6.6%
Waco, Texas$55,210-27.9%
Walla Walla, Washington$83,750+9.4%
Watertown, New York$75,450-1.4%
Weirton, West Virginia$69,080-9.8%
Wenatchee, Washington$91,480+19.5%
Wheeling, West Virginia$67,680-11.6%
Wichita Falls, Texas$51,800-32.3%
Wildwood, Florida$55,650-27.3%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$64,090-16.3%
Winchester, Virginia$60,710-20.7%
Yakima, Washington$87,410+14.2%
York, Pennsylvania$73,060-4.6%
Yuba City, California$77,700+1.5%
Gross salary
76,550/yr
Estimated take-home
60,333/yr
Est. total withheld
21.2%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-2111 SOC code
Official area Reading, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 39740 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
429,989