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Receptionists and Information Clerks salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median receptionists and information clerks in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $38,030 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,631 a month.

10th percentile
$27,520
25th percentile
$34,030
Median percentile
$38,030
75th percentile
$45,340
90th percentile
$49,500

Based on 22,210 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

$31,570 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,030
Federal income tax−$2,384
Social Security + Medicare−$2,909
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,168
Monthly take-home$2,631
Every two weeks$1,214

Does it go far here?

$37,083Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
56%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 receptionists and information clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania