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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $74,860 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,933 a month.

10th percentile
$48,400
25th percentile
$60,900
Median percentile
$74,860
75th percentile
$103,770
90th percentile
$142,210

Based on 7,150 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

$59,196 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,860
Federal income tax−$7,639
Social Security + Medicare−$5,727
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,298
Monthly take-home$4,933
Every two weeks$2,277

Does it go far here?

$72,996Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
30%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 plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania