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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $78,130 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,116 a month.

10th percentile
$48,610
25th percentile
$61,410
Median percentile
$78,130
75th percentile
$94,710
90th percentile
$103,770

Based on 13,090 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

$61,396 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,130
Federal income tax−$8,359
Social Security + Medicare−$5,977
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,399
Monthly take-home$5,116
Every two weeks$2,361

Does it go far here?

$76,184Median 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 middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania