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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $51,990 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,530 a month.

10th percentile
$37,440
25th percentile
$44,120
Median percentile
$51,990
75th percentile
$63,360
90th percentile
$79,490

Based on 8,520 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

$42,358 take-home a year
Gross pay$51,990
Federal income tax−$4,059
Social Security + Medicare−$3,977
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,596
Monthly take-home$3,530
Every two weeks$1,629

Does it go far here?

$50,695Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
42%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 inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania