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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $83,930 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,442 a month.

10th percentile
$45,740
25th percentile
$75,170
Median percentile
$83,930
75th percentile
$119,840
90th percentile
$124,180

Based on 270 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

$65,298 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,930
Federal income tax−$9,635
Social Security + Medicare−$6,421
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,577
Monthly take-home$5,442
Every two weeks$2,511

Does it go far here?

$81,840Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
27%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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania