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Animal Scientists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median animal scientists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $77,880 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,102 a month.

10th percentile
$55,100
25th percentile
$65,680
Median percentile
$77,880
75th percentile
$81,760
90th percentile
$102,650

Based on 60 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

$61,228 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,880
Federal income tax−$8,304
Social Security + Medicare−$5,958
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,391
Monthly take-home$5,102
Every two weeks$2,355

Does it go far here?

$75,940Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
29%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

All animal scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania