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Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median environmental science and protection technicians, including health in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $62,280 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,192 a month.

10th percentile
$42,680
25th percentile
$48,010
Median percentile
$62,280
75th percentile
$76,100
90th percentile
$101,490

Based on 650 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

$50,310 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,280
Federal income tax−$5,294
Social Security + Medicare−$4,764
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,912
Monthly take-home$4,192
Every two weeks$1,935

Does it go far here?

$60,729Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
35%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 environmental science and protection technicians, including health salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania