SOC 49-2092 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $63,270. The 10th percentile is $45,350 and the 90th percentile is $94,000. Employment is 170.

Median annual wage

$63,270

10th percentile
$45,350
25th percentile
$56,630
Median
$63,270
75th percentile
$77,450
90th percentile
$94,000
Mean
$67,420

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, the published 10th percentile is $45,350 and the 90th percentile is $94,000. The difference is $48,650, which is 76.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $56,630 to the 75th at $77,450, covers $20,820.

The mean annual wage is $67,420, which sits above the median of $63,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD median is 12.6% higher than the national median of $56,210 for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,694, which is 9.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.6% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $56,210.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 102.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers at $61,694 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 98 miles away, with a median of $73,210 and employment of 280. That median is 15.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,039, against $61,694 here.
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 138 miles away, with a median of $67,380 and employment of 50. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,052, against $61,694 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 190 miles away, with a median of $63,970 and employment of 80. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,260, against $61,694 here.

Employment share

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (170 of 2,897,830). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (14,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $63,270. The 10th percentile is $45,350 and the 90th percentile is $94,000. Employment is 170.

How does that compare with the national median for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers?

The local median is 12.6% higher than the national median of $56,210.

What is Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 102.554, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $63,270 is $61,694. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD compare with nearby metros for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 98 miles away, at $73,210. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.