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Protective Service Workers, All Other salary in Pennsylvania

The median protective service workers, all other in Pennsylvania earns $34,320 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,392 a month.

10th percentile
$24,320
25th percentile
$28,960
Median percentile
$34,320
75th percentile
$45,100
90th percentile
$54,620

Based on 5,720 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

$28,702 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,320
Federal income tax−$1,938
Social Security + Medicare−$2,625
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,054
Monthly take-home$2,392
Every two weeks$1,104

Does it go far here?

$35,174Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

All protective service workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania