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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $62,030 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,176 a month.

10th percentile
$43,620
25th percentile
$55,230
Median percentile
$62,030
75th percentile
$63,800
90th percentile
$86,620

Based on 50 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

$50,117 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,030
Federal income tax−$5,264
Social Security + Medicare−$4,745
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,904
Monthly take-home$4,176
Every two weeks$1,928

Does it go far here?

$60,485Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
35%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
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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 rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania