How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Pittsburgh, PA?

The median hourly wage is $58.62. The middle half earn between $37.19 and $59.87 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Pittsburgh, PA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $30.30 an hour ($63,020 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $37.19.

Do elevator mechanics make more in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $121,920 in Pittsburgh and $132,640 in Philadelphia, a 8% difference.

How does Pittsburgh pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Pittsburgh median of $121,920 is 4% more than the Pennsylvania median of $117,250.

Elevator mechanic salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Elevator mechanics in the Pittsburgh, PA area earn a median of $121,920 a year, or $58.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $126,200 a year. Across all of Pennsylvania, the median is $117,250, so Pittsburgh pays 4% more than the state as a whole.

Median yearly pay$121,920

Bottom 10% under$63,020Top 10% over$126,200

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $30.30/hr
Jobs in this area: 140
After cost of living: $128,780
Median hourly pay: $58.62/hr
vs U.S. median: +11%
vs Pennsylvania median: +4%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38300, Pittsburgh, PA). Excludes self-employed elevator mechanics. 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 to top elevator mechanic pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$63,020–$77,360$30.30–$37.19/hr
Mechanic	$121,920$58.62/hr
Top earners	$124,520–$126,200$59.87–$60.67/hr

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

How Pittsburgh, PA compares

Elevator mechanics are less concentrated in the Pittsburgh area than nationally: 0.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.80 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $126,200, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $63,020: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington$132,640

Other trades in Pittsburgh, PA

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Carpenter Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic Roofer Ironworker Millwright Boilermaker

Questions

How much do elevator mechanics make in Pittsburgh, PA?: Elevator mechanics in the Pittsburgh, PA area earn a median of $121,920 a year, or $58.62 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $126,200 a year.
How much do elevator mechanics make an hour in Pittsburgh, PA?: The median hourly wage is $58.62. The middle half earn between $37.19 and $59.87 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice elevator mechanics make in Pittsburgh, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $30.30 an hour ($63,020 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $37.19.
Do elevator mechanics make more in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $121,920 in Pittsburgh and $132,640 in Philadelphia, a 8% difference.
How does Pittsburgh pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Pittsburgh median of $121,920 is 4% more than the Pennsylvania median of $117,250.

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 38300 (Pittsburgh, PA). 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 (94.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures