Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators Salary — Reading, Pennsylvania

The average Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators in Reading, Pennsylvania earns $59,400 a year.

$59,400 / year, mean
↓ 32.9% below national average 14th percentile in Pennsylvania

Reading is among the lowest-paying cities in Pennsylvania for this specific role. That's well below the national average for stationary engineers and boiler operators — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. 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)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.2%
Cost of living 97 #83 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 $312,348 #94 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $77,684 #58 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Reading ranks #83 for cost of living and #94 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 Francisco $118,680 San Jose $118,020 Vallejo $116,550 Springfield $114,300 Chicago $110,200 Seattle $109,520 New York $108,100 Kennewick $103,570 Stockton $100,910 Sacramento $94,810 Bakersfield $90,270 El Centro $88,960 Fresno $87,760 Riverside $86,170 Portland $85,880 Oxnard $85,230 Baltimore $84,900 Detroit $83,300 Trenton $82,900 San Luis Obispo $82,270 Santa Rosa $80,730 San Diego $80,280 Los Angeles $80,250 Philadelphia $80,100 Spokane $79,680 Salinas $78,980 Longview $76,550 Louisville $76,330 Indianapolis $76,130 Napa $75,620 Vineland $74,010 Dallas $73,010 Albany $72,770 Syracuse $72,560 Rochester $72,440 Kiryas Joel $72,420 Santa Maria $71,950 Harrisburg $71,490 Buffalo $71,310 Pittsburgh $71,000 Allentown $70,760 Eugene $70,600 Binghamton $70,210 Houston $70,060 Kingston $69,580 Richmond $68,880 Scranton $68,190 Atlantic City $67,740 Redding $67,630 Utica $66,150 Miami $66,010 Virginia Beach $66,000 York $64,150 Austin $63,320 San Antonio $59,530 Reading $59,400 Glens Falls $58,470 Lubbock $49,950
CityMean salaryvs. Reading
Albany, New York$72,770+22.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$70,760+19.1%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$67,740+14.0%
Austin, Texas$63,320+6.6%
Bakersfield, California$90,270+52.0%
Baltimore, Maryland$84,900+42.9%
Binghamton, New York$70,210+18.2%
Buffalo, New York$71,310+20.1%
Chicago, Illinois$110,200+85.5%
Dallas, Texas$73,010+22.9%
Detroit, Michigan$83,300+40.2%
El Centro, California$88,960+49.8%
Eugene, Oregon$70,600+18.9%
Fresno, California$87,760+47.7%
Glens Falls, New York$58,470-1.6%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$71,490+20.4%
Houston, Texas$70,060+17.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$76,130+28.2%
Kennewick, Washington$103,570+74.4%
Kingston, New York$69,580+17.1%
Kiryas Joel, New York$72,420+21.9%
Longview, Washington$76,550+28.9%
Los Angeles, California$80,250+35.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$76,330+28.5%
Lubbock, Texas$49,950-15.9%
Miami, Florida$66,010+11.1%
Napa, California$75,620+27.3%
New York, New York$108,100+82.0%
Oxnard, California$85,230+43.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$80,100+34.8%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$71,000+19.5%
Portland, Oregon$85,880+44.6%
Redding, California$67,630+13.9%
Richmond, Virginia$68,880+16.0%
Riverside, California$86,170+45.1%
Rochester, New York$72,440+22.0%
Sacramento, California$94,810+59.6%
Salinas, California$78,980+33.0%
San Antonio, Texas$59,530+0.2%
San Diego, California$80,280+35.2%
San Francisco, California$118,680+99.8%
San Jose, California$118,020+98.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$82,270+38.5%
Santa Maria, California$71,950+21.1%
Santa Rosa, California$80,730+35.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$68,190+14.8%
Seattle, Washington$109,520+84.4%
Spokane, Washington$79,680+34.1%
Springfield, Illinois$114,300+92.4%
Stockton, California$100,910+69.9%
Syracuse, New York$72,560+22.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$82,900+39.6%
Utica, New York$66,150+11.4%
Vallejo, California$116,550+96.2%
Vineland, New Jersey$74,010+24.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$66,000+11.1%
York, Pennsylvania$64,150+8.0%
Gross salary
59,400/yr
Estimated take-home
48,084/yr
Est. total withheld
19.0%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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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 51-8021 SOC code
Official area Reading, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 39740 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
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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Population (metro area)
429,989