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Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median life, physical, and social science technicians, all other in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $64,840 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,357 a month.

10th percentile
$46,630
25th percentile
$49,920
Median percentile
$64,840
75th percentile
$81,760
90th percentile
$103,480

Based on 860 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

$52,288 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,840
Federal income tax−$5,601
Social Security + Medicare−$4,960
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,991
Monthly take-home$4,357
Every two weeks$2,011

Does it go far here?

$63,225Median 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 life, physical, and social science technicians, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania