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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median special education teachers, secondary school in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $79,760 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,208 a month.

10th percentile
$59,790
25th percentile
$61,760
Median percentile
$79,760
75th percentile
$97,960
90th percentile
$102,930

Based on 5,790 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

$62,493 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,760
Federal income tax−$8,717
Social Security + Medicare−$6,102
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,449
Monthly take-home$5,208
Every two weeks$2,404

Does it go far here?

$77,774Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
28%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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