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Power Plant Operators salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median power plant operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $101,350 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,418 a month.

10th percentile
$77,320
25th percentile
$92,890
Median percentile
$101,350
75th percentile
$123,130
90th percentile
$128,560

Based on 310 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

$77,018 take-home a year
Gross pay$101,350
Federal income tax−$13,467
Social Security + Medicare−$7,753
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$3,111
Monthly take-home$6,418
Every two weeks$2,962

Does it go far here?

$98,826Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
23%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 power plant operators salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania