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Office Clerks, General salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median office clerks, general in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $47,060 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,212 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$38,380
Median percentile
$47,060
75th percentile
$57,450
90th percentile
$66,360

Based on 45,660 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

$38,548 take-home a year
Gross pay$47,060
Federal income tax−$3,467
Social Security + Medicare−$3,600
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,445
Monthly take-home$3,212
Every two weeks$1,483

Does it go far here?

$45,888Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
46%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

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