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Cashiers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median cashiers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $33,050 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,310 a month.

10th percentile
$26,990
25th percentile
$29,400
Median percentile
$33,050
75th percentile
$35,920
90th percentile
$37,140

Based on 54,100 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

$27,721 take-home a year
Gross pay$33,050
Federal income tax−$1,786
Social Security + Medicare−$2,528
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,015
Monthly take-home$2,310
Every two weeks$1,066

Does it go far here?

$32,227Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
64%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 cashiers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania