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Counselors, All Other salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median counselors, all other in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $52,300 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,550 a month.

10th percentile
$36,000
25th percentile
$41,410
Median percentile
$52,300
75th percentile
$75,800
90th percentile
$92,910

Based on 540 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

$42,597 take-home a year
Gross pay$52,300
Federal income tax−$4,096
Social Security + Medicare−$4,001
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,606
Monthly take-home$3,550
Every two weeks$1,638

Does it go far here?

$50,998Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
42%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 counselors, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania