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Helpers--Carpenters salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median helpers--carpenters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $41,260 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,839 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$34,030
Median percentile
$41,260
75th percentile
$47,750
90th percentile
$52,010

Based on 340 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

$34,066 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,260
Federal income tax−$2,771
Social Security + Medicare−$3,156
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,267
Monthly take-home$2,839
Every two weeks$1,310

Does it go far here?

$40,232Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
52%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

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