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Philadelphia: $2,437/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Left each month

$2,437

Versus Chicago

+$11/mo

+$132 a year

Local pay

$97,562

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$8,130
Tax$2,266
Rent$1,530
Other bills$1,897
Left$2,437

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoPhiladelphia
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Philadelphia · this breakdownChicago · home

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One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$2,266
  • Rent$1,530
  • Other living costs$1,897
  • Left over$2,437

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$97,562
Federal income tax
−$13,078
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,463
State income tax (PA)
−$2,995
City / county wage tax
−$3,659
Take-home pay
$70,367
Effective tax rate
27.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,530
Groceries
$408
Getting around
$418
Healthcare
$459
Utilities and internet
$255
Everything else
$357
Total spending
$3,427

Left over each month

$8,130 gross, minus $2,266 in tax and $3,427 in living costs.

$2,437

County by county

11 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Philadelphia, PA
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Philadelphia CountyPA1.6M25%$1,323$1,394$232,400$60,69832 min
Montgomery CountyPA861k14%$1,612$1,712$409,900$111,52128 min
Bucks CountyPA646k10%$1,537$1,645$421,700$111,95130 min
Delaware CountyPA576k9%$1,315$1,405$302,400$88,57628 min
New Castle CountyDE573k9%$1,379$1,402$329,800$89,90125 min
Chester CountyPA541k9%$1,691$1,756$461,800$123,04127 min
Camden CountyNJ524k8%$1,346$1,456$262,200$86,38428 min
Burlington CountyNJ464k7%$1,669$1,747$326,700$105,27129 min
Gloucester CountyNJ305k5%$1,480$1,577$283,500$102,80729 min
Cecil CountyMD104k2%$1,367$1,303$311,800$91,14629 min
Salem CountyNJ65k1%$1,185$1,188$223,000$78,41226 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $3,622 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,530.

Work from home
15.4% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
79.9% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

17 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • AVIATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

    Supervisor for this position is CMSgt Matraszek. (Air National Guard Units) · $68,013–$88,421 a year

    Horsham, PA · Philadelphia, PA · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer

    99th Readiness Division (U.S. Army Reserve Command) · $30.62–$35.77 an hour

    Horsham, PA · Philadelphia, PA · Closes October 21, 2026

  • PRODUCTION CONTROLLER

    The supervisor for this position is WO1 Gardner (Army National Guard Units) · $55,602–$72,285 a year

    Philadelphia, PA · Philadelphia, PA · Closes October 21, 2026

  • SURFACE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC SUPERVISOR

    The supervisor for this position is WO1 Gardner. (Army National Guard Units) · $43.91–$51.37 an hour

    Philadelphia, PA · Philadelphia, PA · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Supervisory Program Manager (Assistant Director)

    Department of State Headquarters · $125,776–$197,200 a year

    Hot Springs, AR · Tucson, AZ · Los Angeles, CA · +27 more · Hot Springs, AR, Tucson, AZ, Los Angeles, CA +26 · Closes October 22, 2026

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The place

207 sunny days. July high 87°F. January nights 26°F. 30 min commute. One car.

Weather
207 sunny days, 87°F in July, 26°F January nights
Getting around
One car
Average commute
30 minutes each way
Size
6.2M people
Buying instead
Median home $326,700. About $2,311/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Pennsylvania income tax, plus a 3.75% city wage tax. Sales tax 6.3%, property tax 1.32%.

Fit

Money left over
61
Sun and mild weather
68
Being in a big city
84
Public school districts in Philadelphia

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Philadelphia
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Philadelphia City SDPhiladelphia120,05722015
Central Bucks SDDoylestown16,9412313.3
Cecil County Public SchoolsElkton14,8532913.9
Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictWilmington14,4442813.8
Downingtown Area SDDowningtown13,0741613.5
Christina School DistrictNewark12,9542912.5
North Penn SDLansdale12,9111713.6
Appoquinimink School DistrictOdessa12,8972114.7
Upper Darby SDUpper Darby12,3561313.7
West Chester Area SDExton12,0421712.7
Cherry Hill School DistrictCherry Hill10,9101812.4
Council Rock SDNewtown10,4031413.6

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How is take-home pay in Philadelphia calculated?

Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.75%. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Philadelphia?

About $1,530 for a one-bedroom and $1,822 for a two-bedroom in Philadelphia, PA.

How do I compare Philadelphia with another city?

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