Elevator mechanic salary in Pennsylvania
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Elevator mechanics in Pennsylvania earn a median of $117,250 a year, or $56.37 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $132,640 a year. Nationally the median is $109,910, so Pennsylvania pays 7% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 16th of 37.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $30.42/hr
- Jobs in Pennsylvania
- 900
- After cost of living
- $120,170
- Median hourly pay
- $56.37/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +7%
- Rank among states
- 16th of 37
Apprentice to top elevator mechanic pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $63,280–$77,700$30.42–$37.36/hr | |
| Mechanic | $117,250$56.37/hr | |
| Top earners | $125,750–$132,640$60.46–$63.77/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
Pay over time
The median elevator mechanic wage in Pennsylvania rose 91.7%, from $61,160 in May 2021 to $117,250 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it rose 60.5%.
| Year | Median a year | Median an hour |
|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $61,160 | $29.40/hr |
| May 2022 | $61,300 | $29.47/hr |
| May 2023 | $73,540 | $35.36/hr |
| May 2024 | $106,140 | $51.03/hr |
| May 2025 | $117,250 | $56.37/hr |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, each May release; inflation from the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, May of each year). BLS cautions against reading much into year-to-year changes, so we compare the first and last years. How we compare years
How Pennsylvania compares
- Elevator mechanics hold about the same share of jobs in Pennsylvania as nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $132,640, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $63,280: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
Other trades in Pennsylvania
Questions
- How much do elevator mechanics make in Pennsylvania?
- Elevator mechanics in Pennsylvania earn a median of $117,250 a year, or $56.37 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $132,640 a year.
- How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Pennsylvania?
- The median hourly wage is $56.37. The middle half earn between $37.36 and $60.46 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Pennsylvania?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $30.42 an hour ($63,280 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $37.36.
- Has elevator mechanic pay gone up in Pennsylvania?
- The median elevator mechanic wage in Pennsylvania rose 91.7%, from $61,160 in May 2021 to $117,250 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it rose 60.5%. (BLS wage data and Consumer Price Index.)
- Where in Pennsylvania do elevator mechanics earn the most?
- Among Pennsylvania metro areas, Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington has the highest median at $132,640 a year, and Pittsburgh the lowest at $121,920.
- Do elevator mechanics in Pennsylvania earn more than the national average?
- The Pennsylvania median of $117,250 is 7% more than the U.S. median of $109,910. Prices in Pennsylvania run 2% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $120,170 would nationally.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-4021 (Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers), area code 42. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed elevator mechanics 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 (97.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures