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Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median stationary engineers and boiler operators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $79,720 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,205 a month.

10th percentile
$61,260
25th percentile
$71,300
Median percentile
$79,720
75th percentile
$89,150
90th percentile
$106,490

Based on 740 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

$62,466 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,720
Federal income tax−$8,708
Social Security + Medicare−$6,099
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,447
Monthly take-home$5,205
Every two weeks$2,403

Does it go far here?

$77,735Median 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

All stationary engineers and boiler operators salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania