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Construction Laborers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median construction laborers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $55,120 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,731 a month.

10th percentile
$38,390
25th percentile
$46,660
Median percentile
$55,120
75th percentile
$71,480
90th percentile
$83,200

Based on 14,580 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

$44,777 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,120
Federal income tax−$4,434
Social Security + Medicare−$4,217
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,692
Monthly take-home$3,731
Every two weeks$1,722

Does it go far here?

$53,747Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
40%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 construction laborers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania