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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $80,070 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,225 a month.

10th percentile
$61,220
25th percentile
$63,790
Median percentile
$80,070
75th percentile
$96,620
90th percentile
$107,540

Based on 2,070 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

$62,701 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,070
Federal income tax−$8,785
Social Security + Medicare−$6,125
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,458
Monthly take-home$5,225
Every two weeks$2,412

Does it go far here?

$78,076Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
28%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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