SOC 25-3021 · Reading, PA metro

Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in Reading, PA

The average salary for self-enrichment teachers in Reading, Pennsylvania is $43,220 a year ($20.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,660: half of the 360 people in this job in the Reading, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($55,243).

$43,220average per year

$20.78 / hourMedian $37,660Take-home ≈ $35,580

  • $28K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

360people in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 16Pennsylvania metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Self-Enrichment Teachers pay range in Reading

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,710 or more. The middle half of self-enrichment teachers in Reading earn between $29,650 and $49,990.

  • $28K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,220$3,602$20.78
Median$37,660$3,138$18.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,650$2,471$14.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,990$4,166$24.03

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

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary after taxes in Reading

On the average salary of $43,220, a single filer in Reading takes home about $35,580 a year, or $2,965 a month and $1,368 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% 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 self-enrichment teachers? 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 $43,220 buys what about $44,529 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 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Reading ranks 10th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($50,630).

All Self-Enrichment Teachers salaries in Pennsylvania

Highest-paying cities for self-enrichment teachers

El Centro, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,220).

Self-Enrichment Teachers salary by city

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Self-Enrichment Teachers salary in Reading: questions

How much do self-enrichment teachers make an hour in Reading?

$20.78 an hour on average, and $18.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level self-enrichment teachers salary in Reading?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,000 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the self-enrichment teachers take-home pay in Reading?

About $35,580 a year ($2,965 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,220. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do self-enrichment teachers earn more in Reading than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($55,243).

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 25-3021; area Reading, PA (39740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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