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Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median educational instruction and library workers, all other in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $38,900 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,687 a month.

10th percentile
$18,360
25th percentile
$25,290
Median percentile
$38,900
75th percentile
$60,650
90th percentile
$78,980

Based on 1,940 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

$32,242 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,900
Federal income tax−$2,488
Social Security + Medicare−$2,976
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,194
Monthly take-home$2,687
Every two weeks$1,240

Does it go far here?

$37,931Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
55%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 educational instruction and library workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania