Which Pennsylvania electrician training program has the lowest debt?

Pennsylvania College of Technology reports the lowest median federal debt, $12,000, with first-year pay of $51,595.

How much do electrician training graduates earn in Pennsylvania?

The median across 6 Pennsylvania electrician training associate's programs is $43,129 in the first year after graduating and $51,557 five years after. Electricians in Pennsylvania earn a median of $67,600 across all experience levels.

How many electrician training associate's programs are in Pennsylvania?

6 Pennsylvania programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Electrician Training (Associate's) Programs in Pennsylvania, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

6 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Associate's in Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Pennsylvania electrician training associate's program pays its graduates $43,129 in their first year, $5,996 less than the national median. Pennsylvania Highlands Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($95,230), and Pennsylvania College of Technology the lowest median debt ($12,000).

Median first-year pay$43,129National $49,124

Median pay after 5 years$51,557National $61,338

Median federal debt$15,500National $12,000

Debt-to-earnings33%National 28%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown · public	$95,230	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
2	Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport · public	$51,595	$74,724	$12,000	23%
3	Johnson CollegeScranton · private nonprofit	$49,124	$72,194	$15,500	32%
4	Rosedale Technical CollegePittsburgh · private nonprofit	$37,133	$51,557	$16,000	43%
5	New Castle School of TradesNew Castle · private for-profit	$36,826	$51,196	$12,000	33%
6	Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg · public	$36,532	$50,050	$15,938	44%

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Pennsylvania electrician training program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Pennsylvania medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College$95,230
Pennsylvania College of Technology$51,595
Johnson College$49,124
Rosedale Technical College$37,133
New Castle School of Trades$36,826

Lowest median debt

Pennsylvania College of Technology$12,000
New Castle School of Trades$12,000
Johnson College$15,500
Harrisburg Area Community College$15,938
Rosedale Technical College$16,000

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

What electricians earn in Pennsylvania

Pay for electricians in Pennsylvania, across all experience levels, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Electricians

$67,600

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 22,730 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 72,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $45,600Top 10%: $122,620

Common questions

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Johnstown reports the highest median first-year pay, $95,230.

Electrician Training (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked41 programs by pay and debt Electrician Training (Certificate) programs in Pennsylvania, ranked8 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Pennsylvania rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the electrician training associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024