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Chief Executives salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median chief executives in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $292,770 a year, 37% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $16,805 a month.

10th percentile
$124,800
25th percentile
$181,280
Median percentile
$292,770
75th percentile
$450,160
90th percentile
$546,180

Based on 4,120 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

$201,659 take-home a year
Gross pay$292,770
Federal income tax−$65,604
Social Security + Medicare−$16,519
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$8,988
Monthly take-home$16,805
Every two weeks$7,756

Does it go far here?

$285,479Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
9%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
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330
Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,470

All chief executives salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania