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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median communications teachers, postsecondary in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $79,870 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,214 a month.

10th percentile
$39,640
25th percentile
$62,980
Median percentile
$79,870
75th percentile
$102,040
90th percentile
$130,330

Based on 650 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

$62,567 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,870
Federal income tax−$8,741
Social Security + Medicare−$6,110
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,452
Monthly take-home$5,214
Every two weeks$2,406

Does it go far here?

$77,881Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
28%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

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