Elevator Installer and Repairer Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of elevator installers and repairers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of elevator installers and repairers in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Elevator Installers and Repairers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$54,730
25th Percentile Wage
$60,880
50th Percentile Wage
$85,520
75th Percentile Wage
$109,030
90th Percentile Wage
$121,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for elevator installers and repairers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,730.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of elevator installers and repairers from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$85,520
39.55% 18.64%
2014
$51,700
-3.85% -
2013
$53,690
-29.60% -
2012
$69,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Elevator Installer and Repairer Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,520, Philadelphia is the second highest paying city for elevator installers and repairers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $97,010). Compared with Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of elevator installers and repairers in Philadelphia is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$97,010
Philadelphia
$85,520
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$84,050
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$63,890
Lancaster
$63,870
Reading
$62,970
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$62,890
Newark-Union
$62,180
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$60,890
Pittsburgh
$52,840