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Biological Technicians salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median biological technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $60,630 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,086 a month.

10th percentile
$47,040
25th percentile
$50,080
Median percentile
$60,630
75th percentile
$77,980
90th percentile
$82,320

Based on 1,950 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

$49,035 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,630
Federal income tax−$5,096
Social Security + Medicare−$4,638
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,861
Monthly take-home$4,086
Every two weeks$1,886

Does it go far here?

$59,120Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
36%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 biological technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania