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Recreational Therapists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median recreational therapists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $58,970 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,979 a month.

10th percentile
$44,190
25th percentile
$49,660
Median percentile
$58,970
75th percentile
$67,430
90th percentile
$84,180

Based on 360 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

$47,752 take-home a year
Gross pay$58,970
Federal income tax−$4,896
Social Security + Medicare−$4,511
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,810
Monthly take-home$3,979
Every two weeks$1,837

Does it go far here?

$57,501Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
37%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 recreational therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania