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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median kindergarten teachers, except special education in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $64,190 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,316 a month.

10th percentile
$47,390
25th percentile
$59,340
Median percentile
$64,190
75th percentile
$83,270
90th percentile
$99,720

Based on 1,490 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

$51,786 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,190
Federal income tax−$5,523
Social Security + Medicare−$4,911
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,971
Monthly take-home$4,316
Every two weeks$1,992

Does it go far here?

$62,591Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
34%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 kindergarten teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania