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Electrician schools in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 27 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $45,600–$55,140 and reach a median of $67,600 with experience; the top quarter earn $95,500 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $36,391 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What electricians earn in Pennsylvania

$45,600starting (10th percentile)
$55,140early career (25th)
$67,600median, all experience
$95,500experienced (75th)
$122,620top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 22,730 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $63,190.

Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned

27campuses in Pennsylvania
908credentials awarded / yr
$36,391median earnings, yr 1 (Pennsylvania)
$34,710median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AltoonaBethlehemBristolFalls CreekForty FortGreensburgHarrisburgHermitageJohnstownLancasterMediaNanticokeNew CastlePhiladelphiaPittsburghReadingSchnecksvilleScrantonSunburyUniontownWashingtonWilliamsportYoungwood

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Reading Area Community College Reading Public 19 $114,014 not reported 34% not reported
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois Falls Creek for-profit 23 $44,791 $12,000 not reported not reported
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury Sunbury for-profit 16 $44,791 $12,000 not reported not reported
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport Public 46 $42,423 $12,000 not reported not reported
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem Bethlehem for-profit 50 $42,257 $16,000 not reported not reported
Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg Greensburg for-profit 34 $42,257 $16,000 not reported not reported
New Castle School of Trades New Castle for-profit 60 $37,940 $11,939 76% $15,355
Orleans Technical College Philadelphia non-profit 89 $36,391 $7,521 90% $26,587
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School Washington for-profit 30 $34,890 $5,500 84% not reported
Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh non-profit 55 $34,849 $12,000 81% not reported
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh Pittsburgh for-profit 11 $33,273 $18,194 not reported not reported
Pennco Tech-Bristol Bristol for-profit 162 $28,462 $7,421 84% $24,141
Delaware County Community College Media Public 38 $26,648 not reported 24% not reported
Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh Public 76 not reported not reported 24% not reported
Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg Public 32 not reported not reported 21% not reported
Johnson College Scranton non-profit 29 not reported $15,500 55% not reported
Laurel Business Institute Uniontown for-profit 27 not reported not reported 69% not reported
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center Johnstown Public 21 not reported not reported 79% $19,100
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster Public 20 not reported $5,500 71% not reported
Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke Public 19 not reported not reported 23% not reported
Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem Public 14 not reported not reported 24% not reported
Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood Public 14 not reported not reported 31% not reported
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort Forty Fort for-profit 13 not reported not reported 71% not reported
Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage for-profit 7 not reported not reported 73% not reported
Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville Public 2 not reported not reported 30% not reported
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Altoona Public 1 not reported not reported 69% $22,232
Apprentice for the Electrical Industry IBEW Local 98 Philadelphia not reported not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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