How much do Electrical and Electronics Drafters make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Electrical and Electronics Drafters, the published 10th percentile is $51,150 and the 90th percentile is $96,910. The difference is $45,760, which is 69.5% 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 $60,860 to the 75th at $93,510, covers $32,650.

The mean annual wage is $72,870, which sits above the median of $65,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 14.3% lower than the national median of $76,870 for Electrical and Electronics Drafters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,588, which is 9.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.4% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $72,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical and Electronics Drafters at $69,588 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical and Electronics Drafters. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 5th of 6 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).).

• Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $62,710 and employment of 70. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,767, against $69,588 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 148 miles away, with a median of $76,610 and employment of 30. That median is 16.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,658, against $69,588 here.
• Columbus, OH is 161 miles away, with a median of $83,700 and employment of 120. That median is 27% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,672, against $69,588 here.

Employment share

Electrical and Electronics Drafters accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (190 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,920 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.48 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.