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Respiratory Therapists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median respiratory therapists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $88,790 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,714 a month.

10th percentile
$67,730
25th percentile
$75,520
Median percentile
$88,790
75th percentile
$97,000
90th percentile
$103,640

Based on 2,990 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

$68,568 take-home a year
Gross pay$88,790
Federal income tax−$10,704
Social Security + Medicare−$6,792
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,726
Monthly take-home$5,714
Every two weeks$2,637

Does it go far here?

$86,579Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
26%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 respiratory therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania