Paycheck Atlas

Life Scientists, All Other salary in Pennsylvania

The median life scientists, all other in Pennsylvania earns $83,680 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,427 a month.

10th percentile
$62,400
25th percentile
$72,490
Median percentile
$83,680
75th percentile
$102,440
90th percentile
$167,380

Based on 290 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

$65,130 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,680
Federal income tax−$9,580
Social Security + Medicare−$6,402
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,569
Monthly take-home$5,427
Every two weeks$2,505

Does it go far here?

$85,762Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

All life scientists, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania