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Pharmacists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median pharmacists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $148,740 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,030 a month.

10th percentile
$119,840
25th percentile
$133,390
Median percentile
$148,740
75th percentile
$158,840
90th percentile
$167,270

Based on 6,460 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

$108,363 take-home a year
Gross pay$148,740
Federal income tax−$24,432
Social Security + Medicare−$11,379
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$4,566
Monthly take-home$9,030
Every two weeks$4,168

Does it go far here?

$145,036Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
16%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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