The annual salary statistics of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Reading, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Reading is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $55,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical power-line installers and repairers in Reading, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $89,820 | 2.34% | 27.67% |
| 2019 | $87,720 | -4.01% | - |
| 2018 | $91,240 | 18.29% | - |
| 2015 | $74,550 | 3.77% | - |
| 2014 | $71,740 | 8.94% | - |
| 2013 | $65,330 | 0.55% | - |
| 2012 | $64,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,820 in Reading is in the middle of salary range for electrical power-line installers and repairers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in Reading is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 39.8 percent (39.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.