Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,010
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$16,060
21.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$61,549
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$76,070
Kept after tax
$60,010
Worth in national money
$61,549
State rank
30
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Pennsylvania pays this job around $76,070 at the midpoint, 30 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Against other work in Pennsylvania, this sits in the middle: 144 of 492 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $76,070, tax leaves $60,010, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $61,549 in comparable terms. Here the average runs under the middle, at $75,470.
- For electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians the Pennsylvania median is $76,070, ranking 30 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians ranks 144 of 492 occupations in Pennsylvania by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Because Pennsylvania sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians — median $76,070 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $60,010 retained, $61,549 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $75,470 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,930 |
| This salary | $76,070 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Pennsylvania | $60,010 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,345 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,609 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $72,750 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,604 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Pennsylvania earn under $76,070 and half over. The published range runs $47,950 at the tenth percentile to $99,930 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $60,010, from $76,070, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 144 of 492 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Pennsylvania, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $61,549, the adjusted value of that $76,070 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 144 of 492 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians in Pennsylvania, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,950 to $99,930; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $60,010 from $76,070. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 144 of 492 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Pennsylvania, so $61,549 — the adjusted value of that $76,070 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 144 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $47,950 and the top tenth $99,930, so most people doing this work in Pennsylvania sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Pennsylvania is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $61,549 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Pennsylvania then takes its own share, leaving $60,010.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,950 to $99,930) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Pennsylvania rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $61,549 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $60,010 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.