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Musicians and Singers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median musicians and singers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $111,904 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,010 a month.

10th percentile
$61,422
25th percentile
$101,774
Median percentile
$111,904
75th percentile
$185,952
90th percentile
$276,786

Based on 540 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

$84,119 take-home a year
Gross pay$111,904
Federal income tax−$15,789
Social Security + Medicare−$8,561
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$3,435
Monthly take-home$7,010
Every two weeks$3,235

Does it go far here?

$109,117Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
21%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 musicians and singers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania