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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $128,690 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,940 a month.

10th percentile
$65,970
25th percentile
$104,960
Median percentile
$128,690
75th percentile
$166,400
90th percentile
$211,790

Based on 140 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

$95,275 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,690
Federal income tax−$19,620
Social Security + Medicare−$9,845
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$3,951
Monthly take-home$7,940
Every two weeks$3,664

Does it go far here?

$125,485Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
19%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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