SOC 25-9099 · Reading, PA metro

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other Salary in Reading, PA

The average salary for other educational instruction and library workers in Reading, Pennsylvania is $41,500 a year ($19.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,280: half of the 50 people in this job in the Reading, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 33% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($62,222).

$41,500average per year

$19.95 / hourMedian $40,280Take-home ≈ $34,251

  • $17K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-33%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 11Pennsylvania metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other pay range in Reading

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,400 or more. The middle half of other educational instruction and library workers in Reading earn between $30,040 and $54,730.

  • $17K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $40KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,500$3,458$19.95
Median$40,280$3,357$19.37
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,040$2,503$14.44
Experienced (75th percentile)$54,730$4,561$26.31

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Reading

On the average salary of $41,500, a single filer in Reading takes home about $34,251 a year, or $2,854 a month and $1,317 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Reading a good place for other educational instruction and library workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Reading area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.1), so the average $41,500 buys what about $42,757 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Reading ($49,440). A typical home costs $312,348, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Reading ranks 6th of 11 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Harrisburg pays the most ($55,290).

All Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other salaries in Pennsylvania

Highest-paying cities for other educational instruction and library workers

Hanford, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($101,130).

Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other salary by city

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Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other salary in Reading: questions

How much do other educational instruction and library workers make an hour in Reading?

$19.95 an hour on average, and $19.37 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other educational instruction and library workers salary in Reading?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $16,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other educational instruction and library workers take-home pay in Reading?

About $34,251 a year ($2,854 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,500. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do other educational instruction and library workers earn more in Reading than elsewhere?

The average here is 33% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($62,222).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-9099; area Reading, PA (39740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.37, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.37).

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