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Data Scientists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median data scientists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $109,910 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,898 a month.

10th percentile
$67,950
25th percentile
$83,010
Median percentile
$109,910
75th percentile
$152,700
90th percentile
$181,560

Based on 6,480 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

$82,777 take-home a year
Gross pay$109,910
Federal income tax−$15,350
Social Security + Medicare−$8,408
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$3,374
Monthly take-home$6,898
Every two weeks$3,184

Does it go far here?

$107,173Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
21%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 data scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania