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Surgical Technologists salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median surgical technologists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $69,650 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,641 a month.

10th percentile
$48,790
25th percentile
$61,120
Median percentile
$69,650
75th percentile
$73,780
90th percentile
$79,980

Based on 2,020 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

$55,691 take-home a year
Gross pay$69,650
Federal income tax−$6,493
Social Security + Medicare−$5,328
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,138
Monthly take-home$4,641
Every two weeks$2,142

Does it go far here?

$67,915Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
32%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 surgical technologists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania