Riggers Salary — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The average Riggers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania earns $69,200 a year.

$69,200 / year, mean
↓ 0.2% below national average 100th percentile in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia sits at the very top of the range for this role in Pennsylvania — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for riggers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
140
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.3%
Cost of living 103 #37 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $390,463 #56 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $89,273 #27 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Philadelphia ranks #37 for cost of living and #56 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

New York $101,710 Seattle $98,560 Los Angeles $94,170 San Francisco $88,020 Oxnard $86,110 Portland $85,020 Baltimore $83,030 Bremerton $80,450 Chicago $77,330 Sacramento $75,960 San Diego $75,520 Riverside $73,150 Philadelphia $69,200 Houston $65,200 Indianapolis $64,450 Virginia Beach $62,110 Corpus Christi $61,980 Austin $61,200 Richmond $61,060 Beaumont $61,010 Palm Bay $60,820 Orlando $60,140 Miami $59,400 Pittsburgh $56,940 Dallas $56,510 Grand Rapids $56,410 Lynchburg $55,380 Sarasota $55,060 Midland $54,600 Tampa $54,370 Jacksonville $54,000 Detroit $53,940 Odessa $52,770 Port St. Lucie $51,430 San Antonio $51,320 Fort Myers $50,690 Longview $47,060
CityMean salaryvs. Philadelphia
Austin, Texas$61,200-11.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$83,030+20.0%
Beaumont, Texas$61,010-11.8%
Bremerton, Washington$80,450+16.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$50,690-26.7%
Chicago, Illinois$77,330+11.7%
Corpus Christi, Texas$61,980-10.4%
Dallas, Texas$56,510-18.3%
Detroit, Michigan$53,940-22.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$56,410-18.5%
Houston, Texas$65,200-5.8%
Indianapolis, Indiana$64,450-6.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$54,000-22.0%
Longview, Texas$47,060-32.0%
Los Angeles, California$94,170+36.1%
Lynchburg, Virginia$55,380-20.0%
Miami, Florida$59,400-14.2%
Midland, Texas$54,600-21.1%
New York, New York$101,710+47.0%
Sarasota, Florida$55,060-20.4%
Odessa, Texas$52,770-23.7%
Orlando, Florida$60,140-13.1%
Oxnard, California$86,110+24.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$60,820-12.1%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$56,940-17.7%
Portland, Oregon$85,020+22.9%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$51,430-25.7%
Richmond, Virginia$61,060-11.8%
Riverside, California$73,150+5.7%
Sacramento, California$75,960+9.8%
San Antonio, Texas$51,320-25.8%
San Diego, California$75,520+9.1%
San Francisco, California$88,020+27.2%
Seattle, Washington$98,560+42.4%
Tampa, Florida$54,370-21.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$62,110-10.2%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
69,200/yr
Estimated take-home
55,388/yr
Est. total withheld
20.0%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 49-9096 SOC code
Official area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 37980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
CamdenWilmington
Multi-state area: PA;NJ;DE;MD
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
6,241,882