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Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $44,580 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,053 a month.

10th percentile
$36,150
25th percentile
$38,030
Median percentile
$44,580
75th percentile
$48,840
90th percentile
$51,370

Based on 420 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

$36,631 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,580
Federal income tax−$3,170
Social Security + Medicare−$3,410
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,369
Monthly take-home$3,053
Every two weeks$1,409

Does it go far here?

$43,470Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
48%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 helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania