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Set and Exhibit Designers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median set and exhibit designers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $59,670 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,024 a month.

10th percentile
$38,940
25th percentile
$51,640
Median percentile
$59,670
75th percentile
$72,130
90th percentile
$85,580

Based on 70 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

$48,293 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,670
Federal income tax−$4,980
Social Security + Medicare−$4,565
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,832
Monthly take-home$4,024
Every two weeks$1,857

Does it go far here?

$58,184Median 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 set and exhibit designers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania