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Civil Engineers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median civil engineers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $99,410 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,309 a month.

10th percentile
$75,830
25th percentile
$81,430
Median percentile
$99,410
75th percentile
$127,410
90th percentile
$147,960

Based on 6,160 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

$75,713 take-home a year
Gross pay$99,410
Federal income tax−$13,040
Social Security + Medicare−$7,605
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$3,052
Monthly take-home$6,309
Every two weeks$2,912

Does it go far here?

$96,934Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
23%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 engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania