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Electrician salary in Gettysburg, PA

Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Electricians in the Gettysburg, PA area earn a median of $60,900 a year, or $29.28 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,570 a year. That's 10% less than the Pennsylvania median of $67,600.

Median yearly pay$60,900
Bottom 10% under$36,230Top 10% over$77,570
Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
$17.42/hr
Jobs in this area
110
After cost of living
$63,850
Median hourly pay
$29.28/hr
vs U.S. median
−4%
vs Pennsylvania median
−10%
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 23900, Gettysburg, PA). Excludes self-employed electricians. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and master electrician pay

StageYearly payHourly pay
Apprentice$36,230–$46,850$17.42–$22.53/hr
Journeyman$60,900$29.28/hr
Master / top earners$70,100–$77,570$33.70–$37.29/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Gettysburg, PA compares

  • Gettysburg ranks 12th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for electrician pay.
  • Electricians are less concentrated in the Gettysburg area than nationally: 3.4 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.71 times the U.S. share.
  • The 90th-percentile wage, $77,570, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,230: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do electricians make in Gettysburg, PA?
Electricians in the Gettysburg, PA area earn a median of $60,900 a year, or $29.28 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $77,570 a year.
How much do electricians make an hour in Gettysburg, PA?
The median hourly wage is $29.28. The middle half earn between $22.53 and $33.70 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice electricians make in Gettysburg, PA?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.42 an hour ($36,230 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.53.
How much does a journeyman electrician make in Gettysburg, PA?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $60,900 a year ($29.28 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $70,100–$77,570.
Do electricians make more in Gettysburg or Philadelphia?
Philadelphia pays more: the median is $60,900 in Gettysburg and $74,590 in Philadelphia, a 18% difference.
How does Gettysburg pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?
The Gettysburg median of $60,900 is 10% less than the Pennsylvania median of $67,600.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2111 (Electricians), area code 23900 (Gettysburg, PA). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed electricians and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (95.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures