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Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median security and fire alarm systems installers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $61,870 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,166 a month.

10th percentile
$39,520
25th percentile
$49,400
Median percentile
$61,870
75th percentile
$74,480
90th percentile
$81,890

Based on 1,290 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

$49,993 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,870
Federal income tax−$5,244
Social Security + Medicare−$4,733
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,899
Monthly take-home$4,166
Every two weeks$1,923

Does it go far here?

$60,329Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
36%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

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