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Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $50,820 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,454 a month.

10th percentile
$40,030
25th percentile
$45,430
Median percentile
$50,820
75th percentile
$59,030
90th percentile
$66,380

Based on 1,630 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

$41,454 take-home a year
Gross pay$50,820
Federal income tax−$3,918
Social Security + Medicare−$3,888
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,560
Monthly take-home$3,454
Every two weeks$1,594

Does it go far here?

$49,554Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
43%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 human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania