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Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median civil engineering technologists and technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $63,650 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,281 a month.

10th percentile
$48,420
25th percentile
$59,740
Median percentile
$63,650
75th percentile
$79,240
90th percentile
$86,100

Based on 1,330 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

$51,369 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,650
Federal income tax−$5,458
Social Security + Medicare−$4,869
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,954
Monthly take-home$4,281
Every two weeks$1,976

Does it go far here?

$62,065Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
35%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 civil engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania