Helpers--Electricians Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Helpers--Electricians in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $37,030 a year.

$37,030 / year, mean
↓ 15.5% below national average 17th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown pays below most of Pennsylvania for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for helpers--electricians, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
90
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.5%
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.

Seattle $74,540 San Francisco $60,400 San Diego $54,260 Portland $53,460 Stockton $52,530 Santa Maria $51,760 New York $50,630 Los Angeles $50,510 Amarillo $49,610 Bakersfield $49,270 Fresno $48,730 Detroit $46,020 Dallas $45,990 Charlottesville $45,980 Salem $45,670 Virginia Beach $45,660 Midland $45,510 College Station $45,220 Houston $44,400 Rochester $44,190 Beaumont $44,180 Louisville $44,020 Grand Rapids $43,930 Longview $43,890 Richmond $43,850 Lexington Park $43,480 San Antonio $43,260 Baltimore $43,000 Chicago $42,910 Lynchburg $42,870 Trenton $42,870 Buffalo $42,450 Harrisonburg $42,400 Fort Myers $42,290 Panama City $42,170 Sarasota $42,120 Lexington $41,820 Waco $41,820 Corpus Christi $41,710 Albany $41,690 Atlantic City $41,620 Port St. Lucie $41,600 Punta Gorda $41,600 Pittsburgh $41,480 Palm Bay $41,460 Miami $41,240 Killeen $41,120 Scranton $41,070 Hagerstown $41,030 Crestview $40,920 Tampa $40,860 Jacksonville $40,560 Philadelphia $40,470 Deltona $40,460 Abilene $39,870 Roanoke $39,870 Indianapolis $39,590 McAllen $39,450 Ocala $39,310 Tallahassee $39,140 Orlando $39,120 Pensacola $38,740 Evansville $38,500 Lakeland $38,270 Fort Wayne $37,950 Laredo $37,280 Reading $37,190 Harrisburg $37,080 Allentown $37,030 El Paso $36,100 Tyler $35,760 Brownsville $34,720
CityMean salaryvs. Allentown
Abilene, Texas$39,870+7.7%
Albany, New York$41,690+12.6%
Amarillo, Texas$49,610+34.0%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$41,620+12.4%
Bakersfield, California$49,270+33.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$43,000+16.1%
Beaumont, Texas$44,180+19.3%
Brownsville, Texas$34,720-6.2%
Buffalo, New York$42,450+14.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$42,290+14.2%
Charlottesville, Virginia$45,980+24.2%
Chicago, Illinois$42,910+15.9%
College Station, Texas$45,220+22.1%
Corpus Christi, Texas$41,710+12.6%
Crestview, Florida$40,920+10.5%
Dallas, Texas$45,990+24.2%
Deltona, Florida$40,460+9.3%
Detroit, Michigan$46,020+24.3%
El Paso, Texas$36,100-2.5%
Evansville, Indiana$38,500+4.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$37,950+2.5%
Fresno, California$48,730+31.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$43,930+18.6%
Hagerstown, Maryland$41,030+10.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$37,080+0.1%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$42,400+14.5%
Houston, Texas$44,400+19.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$39,590+6.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$40,560+9.5%
Killeen, Texas$41,120+11.0%
Lakeland, Florida$38,270+3.3%
Laredo, Texas$37,280+0.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$41,820+12.9%
Lexington Park, Maryland$43,480+17.4%
Longview, Texas$43,890+18.5%
Los Angeles, California$50,510+36.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$44,020+18.9%
Lynchburg, Virginia$42,870+15.8%
McAllen, Texas$39,450+6.5%
Miami, Florida$41,240+11.4%
Midland, Texas$45,510+22.9%
New York, New York$50,630+36.7%
Sarasota, Florida$42,120+13.7%
Ocala, Florida$39,310+6.2%
Orlando, Florida$39,120+5.6%
Palm Bay, Florida$41,460+12.0%
Panama City, Florida$42,170+13.9%
Pensacola, Florida$38,740+4.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$40,470+9.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$41,480+12.0%
Portland, Oregon$53,460+44.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$41,600+12.3%
Punta Gorda, Florida$41,600+12.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$37,190+0.4%
Richmond, Virginia$43,850+18.4%
Roanoke, Virginia$39,870+7.7%
Rochester, New York$44,190+19.3%
Salem, Oregon$45,670+23.3%
San Antonio, Texas$43,260+16.8%
San Diego, California$54,260+46.5%
San Francisco, California$60,400+63.1%
Santa Maria, California$51,760+39.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$41,070+10.9%
Seattle, Washington$74,540+101.3%
Stockton, California$52,530+41.9%
Tallahassee, Florida$39,140+5.7%
Tampa, Florida$40,860+10.3%
Trenton, New Jersey$42,870+15.8%
Tyler, Texas$35,760-3.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$45,660+23.3%
Waco, Texas$41,820+12.9%

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
37,030/yr
Estimated take-home
30,797/yr
Est. total withheld
16.8%

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 47-3013 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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Where this is

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
866,764