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Occupational Therapy Aides salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median occupational therapy aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $40,200 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,771 a month.

10th percentile
$34,380
25th percentile
$38,370
Median percentile
$40,200
75th percentile
$41,010
90th percentile
$74,170

Based on 70 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

$33,247 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,200
Federal income tax−$2,644
Social Security + Medicare−$3,075
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,234
Monthly take-home$2,771
Every two weeks$1,279

Does it go far here?

$39,199Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
53%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 occupational therapy aides salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania