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Pennsylvania Salary Calculator 2026

Convert hourly ↔ annual salary and benchmark your pay against Pennsylvania-adjusted BLS medians for 20+ trade roles. Pennsylvania is pre-selected; includes overtime.

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Hourly ↔ Annual Reference Table

Hourly RateAnnual (2,080 hrs)MonthlyWeekly
$15.00/hr$31,200$2,600$600
$20.00/hr$41,600$3,467$800
$25.00/hr$52,000$4,333$1,000
$30.00/hr$62,400$5,200$1,200
$35.00/hr$72,800$6,067$1,400
$40.00/hr$83,200$6,933$1,600
$45.00/hr$93,600$7,800$1,800
$50.00/hr$104,000$8,667$2,000
$60.00/hr$124,800$10,400$2,400
$75.00/hr$156,000$13,000$3,000
$100.00/hr$208,000$17,333$4,000
$125.00/hr$260,000$21,667$5,000

Salary Calculator FAQ

How do you convert hourly rate to annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks) for a standard full-time annual salary. Example: $30/hr × 2,080 = $62,400/yr. For overtime weeks, use: (40 hrs × rate) + (OT hrs × rate × 1.5) × number of weeks.

How many working hours are in a year?

Standard full-time: 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Minus 10 federal holidays (80 hrs): 2,000 paid hours. Minus 2 weeks vacation (80 hrs): 1,920 hours actually worked. BLS uses 2,080 for hourly-to-annual conversions. Turnaround and shutdown workers can exceed 3,000 hours/yr with heavy overtime.

What is time-and-a-half overtime?

Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees must receive 1.5× their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Example: $30/hr base · regular week = $1,200 (40 hrs) · one 10-hr OT week = $1,200 + ($30 × 1.5 × 10) = $1,200 + $450 = $1,650. Double time (2×) is not federally required but common in petrochemical and union contracts.

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How Pennsylvania salaries compare to the national market

Pennsylvania trade wages sit almost exactly at the national median (BLS OEWS May 2025), so this calculator applies a 1.0 Pennsylvania wage index, what you see nationally is what the state market pays. The spread inside the state matters more: Philadelphia's union building trades run about 8% above the state figure, while Harrisburg and rural central Pennsylvania run below it. Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% income tax is the lightest of any flat-tax state, though most municipalities add a ~1% earned income tax and Philadelphia withholds about 3.75% from resident wages.

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Pennsylvania trade salaries at a glance (2026 BLS)

Pennsylvania-adjusted BLS OEWS medians for common skilled trades (national median localised with the 1 Pennsylvania wage index). Enter your own pay in the calculator above to benchmark against any role.

TradePennsylvania median / yrNational medianPennsylvania / hr
Electrician$63,190$63,190$30.38
Plumber$63,800$63,800$30.67
HVAC Technician$61,010$61,010$29.33
Pipefitter$63,800$63,800$30.67
Ironworker$62,780$62,780$30.18
Carpenter$60,580$60,580$29.13

Trade pay by Pennsylvania metro

Local BLS medians vs the Pennsylvania state average.

MetroMedianvs state
Philadelphia$68,2501.08× state
Pittsburgh$63,1901.0× state
Allentown–Bethlehem$61,9300.98× state
Harrisburg$60,0300.95× state
Why is the Pennsylvania wage index exactly 1.0?

Because Pennsylvania is the closest thing the U.S. has to a wage-neutral state: BLS OEWS Pennsylvania medians track national all-occupation medians almost dollar for dollar. A big union market in Philadelphia and Marcellus Shale energy work pull up the average, while large rural counties pull it down, and the two roughly cancel out.

How much do Philadelphia trades make compared to the rest of Pennsylvania?

Philadelphia-area trade wages run roughly 8% above the Pennsylvania median, driven by union density and steady commercial and institutional construction. The offset is the city wage tax, about 3.75% withheld from Philadelphia residents' pay, the steepest local wage tax outside New York City, so compare net pay, not just the hourly rate.

How accurate is the Pennsylvania benchmark in this calculator?

The calculator applies a Pennsylvania wage index (1×) to national BLS OEWS medians, a reference estimate, not a quote. Pennsylvania's union/non-union spread is wide, Philadelphia building-trades scale runs well above the state figure while rural markets run below it. For exact BLS state and metro medians with percentiles, use the Pennsylvania salary guide.

What is the median trade salary in Pennsylvania?

It varies by role: the Pennsylvania electrician median is about $63,190, plumbers $63,800, HVAC technicians $61,010, and pipefitters $63,800 (BLS OEWS May 2025, Pennsylvania-adjusted). Enter your own pay in the calculator to see your percentile against any role.

How is the Pennsylvania wage index applied?

National BLS OEWS medians are multiplied by a 1 Pennsylvania factor to localise them, reflecting that Pennsylvania gross pay runs at par with the national average. Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. It is a reference estimate, not an employer offer.

Which Pennsylvania metros pay trades the most?

Philadelphia leads on union commercial, hospital and university construction, with Pittsburgh close to the state median on industrial, energy and infrastructure work. Allentown–Bethlehem benefits from warehouse and logistics building along the I-78 corridor, while Harrisburg and rural central counties run below the state figure.

Do Pennsylvania trade wages include overtime?

The benchmark medians are base pay. Pennsylvania follows the federal FLSA standard of 1.5× after 40 hours a week, and overtime is common on shale-gas, refinery-turnaround and union commercial work. This calculator lets you add overtime hours at 1.5× (or 2×) to model total annual pay.

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Sources & methodology

Salary figures are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2025) national medians localised with a 1 Pennsylvania wage index; hourly rates assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Primary sources: BLS OEWS · Pennsylvania Department of Revenue · PA Department of Labor & Industry. Reviewed 2026-07-21 by the GlobalCybers Data Desk · reference estimates, not an offer of pay. Full methodology →

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