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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $63,690 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,283 a month.

10th percentile
$37,110
25th percentile
$53,790
Median percentile
$63,690
75th percentile
$85,760
90th percentile
$175,760

Based on 460 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

$51,400 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,690
Federal income tax−$5,463
Social Security + Medicare−$4,872
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,955
Monthly take-home$4,283
Every two weeks$1,977

Does it go far here?

$62,104Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
35%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 news analysts, reporters, and journalists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania