Electrical and Electronics Drafters Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Electrical and Electronics Drafters in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $82,480 a year.

$82,480 / year, mean
↓ 0.7% below national average 80th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown pays well above most of Pennsylvania for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for electrical and electronics drafters — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.0%
Cost of living 100 #61 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $363,989 #73 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $82,602 #41 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Allentown ranks #61 for cost of living and #73 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $124,170 San Francisco $93,020 Seattle $89,960 Scranton $87,000 Rochester $86,790 Sacramento $86,050 New York $85,590 Dallas $84,740 Austin $84,630 Los Angeles $84,070 Houston $82,720 Allentown $82,480 Oxnard $82,480 Portland $82,340 San Diego $82,160 Indianapolis $81,760 Albany $80,770 Bakersfield $80,400 Detroit $79,900 Chicago $78,430 Santa Maria $78,060 Philadelphia $77,400 Syracuse $75,930 Orlando $75,020 San Antonio $74,970 Louisville $74,550 Harrisburg $74,260 Pittsburgh $72,870 Palm Bay $72,720 Visalia $72,470 Jacksonville $72,310 Baltimore $72,280 Grand Rapids $71,650 Riverside $71,300 Tampa $70,620 Spokane $70,410 Fresno $68,460 Miami $66,870 Richmond $66,170 Virginia Beach $62,000
CityMean salaryvs. Allentown
Albany, New York$80,770-2.1%
Austin, Texas$84,630+2.6%
Bakersfield, California$80,400-2.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$72,280-12.4%
Chicago, Illinois$78,430-4.9%
Dallas, Texas$84,740+2.7%
Detroit, Michigan$79,900-3.1%
Fresno, California$68,460-17.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$71,650-13.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$74,260-10.0%
Houston, Texas$82,720+0.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$81,760-0.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$72,310-12.3%
Los Angeles, California$84,070+1.9%
Louisville, Kentucky$74,550-9.6%
Miami, Florida$66,870-18.9%
New York, New York$85,590+3.8%
Orlando, Florida$75,020-9.0%
Oxnard, California$82,480+0.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$72,720-11.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$77,400-6.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$72,870-11.7%
Portland, Oregon$82,340-0.2%
Richmond, Virginia$66,170-19.8%
Riverside, California$71,300-13.6%
Rochester, New York$86,790+5.2%
Sacramento, California$86,050+4.3%
San Antonio, Texas$74,970-9.1%
San Diego, California$82,160-0.4%
San Francisco, California$93,020+12.8%
San Jose, California$124,170+50.5%
Santa Maria, California$78,060-5.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$87,000+5.5%
Seattle, Washington$89,960+9.1%
Spokane, Washington$70,410-14.6%
Syracuse, New York$75,930-7.9%
Tampa, Florida$70,620-14.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$62,000-24.8%
Visalia, California$72,470-12.1%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
82,480/yr
Estimated take-home
64,323/yr
Est. total withheld
22.0%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3012 SOC code
Official area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
BethlehemEaston
Multi-state area: PA;NJ
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
866,764