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Gas Plant Operators salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median gas plant operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $89,430 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,750 a month.

10th percentile
$44,900
25th percentile
$67,530
Median percentile
$89,430
75th percentile
$90,780
90th percentile
$104,410

Based on 190 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

$68,999 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,430
Federal income tax−$10,845
Social Security + Medicare−$6,841
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,746
Monthly take-home$5,750
Every two weeks$2,654

Does it go far here?

$87,203Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
26%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 gas plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania