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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $60,410 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,072 a month.

10th percentile
$44,150
25th percentile
$47,170
Median percentile
$60,410
75th percentile
$75,650
90th percentile
$85,010

Based on 4,110 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

$48,865 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,410
Federal income tax−$5,069
Social Security + Medicare−$4,621
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,855
Monthly take-home$4,072
Every two weeks$1,879

Does it go far here?

$58,906Median 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 chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania