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Tool and Die Makers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median tool and die makers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $74,070 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,889 a month.

10th percentile
$50,740
25th percentile
$61,550
Median percentile
$74,070
75th percentile
$81,510
90th percentile
$94,750

Based on 510 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

$58,664 take-home a year
Gross pay$74,070
Federal income tax−$7,465
Social Security + Medicare−$5,666
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,274
Monthly take-home$4,889
Every two weeks$2,256

Does it go far here?

$72,225Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
30%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 tool and die makers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania