How much do Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers make in State College, PA?

Percentile spread

For Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, the published 10th percentile is $33,740 and the 90th percentile is $50,130. The difference is $16,390, which is 40.8% 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 $36,010 to the 75th at $48,960, covers $12,950.

The mean annual wage is $42,740, which sits above the median of $40,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The State College, PA median is 12.3% lower than the national median of $45,850 for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,535, which is 9.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.9% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $45,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for State College, PA is 96.762, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers at $41,535 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. State College, PA ranks 25th of 29 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).).

• Williamsport, PA is 51 miles away, with a median of $45,090 and employment of 170. That median is 12.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,825, against $41,535 here.
• Johnstown, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $41,540 and employment of 150. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,342, against $41,535 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 58 miles away, with a median of $40,460 and employment of 900. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,014, against $41,535 here.

Employment share

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers accounts for 0.51% of wage-and-salary employment in State College, PA (350 of 68,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (246,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.20 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.