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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $72,690 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,811 a month.

10th percentile
$50,500
25th percentile
$56,670
Median percentile
$72,690
75th percentile
$84,450
90th percentile
$100,630

Based on 420 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

$57,736 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,690
Federal income tax−$7,162
Social Security + Medicare−$5,561
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,232
Monthly take-home$4,811
Every two weeks$2,221

Does it go far here?

$70,880Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
31%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 mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania