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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median librarians and media collections specialists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $77,330 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,071 a month.

10th percentile
$48,580
25th percentile
$60,700
Median percentile
$77,330
75th percentile
$94,550
90th percentile
$106,590

Based on 2,430 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

$60,858 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,330
Federal income tax−$8,183
Social Security + Medicare−$5,916
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,374
Monthly take-home$5,071
Every two weeks$2,341

Does it go far here?

$75,404Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
29%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 librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania