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Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median preschool teachers, except special education in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $36,750 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,548 a month.

10th percentile
$30,350
25th percentile
$35,470
Median percentile
$36,750
75th percentile
$44,030
90th percentile
$59,280

Based on 15,260 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

$30,580 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,750
Federal income tax−$2,230
Social Security + Medicare−$2,811
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,128
Monthly take-home$2,548
Every two weeks$1,176

Does it go far here?

$35,835Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
58%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 preschool teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania