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Accountants and Auditors salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median accountants and auditors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $85,990 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,557 a month.

10th percentile
$59,560
25th percentile
$73,370
Median percentile
$85,990
75th percentile
$110,420
90th percentile
$139,420

Based on 29,370 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$66,684 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,990
Federal income tax−$10,088
Social Security + Medicare−$6,578
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,640
Monthly take-home$5,557
Every two weeks$2,565

Does it go far here?

$83,849Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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