SOC 43-5111 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Philadelphia, PA

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is $49,900 a year ($23.99 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,410: half of the 750 people in this job in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$49,900average per year

$23.99 / hourMedian $46,410Take-home ≈ $40,743

  • $37K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

750people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#7 of 9Pennsylvania metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Philadelphia

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,240 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,170 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Philadelphia earn between $41,630 and $60,640.

  • $37K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,900$4,158$23.99
Median$46,410$3,868$22.31
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,630$3,469$20.01
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,640$5,053$29.15

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Philadelphia vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Philadelphia earn 3% less than the Pennsylvania average ($51,470) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Philadelphia$49,900$46,410$37,240$62,170750
Pennsylvania$51,470$49,480$37,300$62,9302,100
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Philadelphia

On the average salary of $49,900, a single filer in Philadelphia takes home about $40,743 a year, or $3,395 a month and $1,567 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in NJ$41,065$3,422
Working in PA$40,743$3,395
Working in MD$40,116$3,343
Working in DE$40,072$3,339

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 Philadelphia a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Philadelphia area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.6), so the average $49,900 buys what about $48,657 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Philadelphia ($54,310). A typical home costs $390,463, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Philadelphia ranks 7th of 9 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Allentown pays the most ($56,940).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Pennsylvania

Highest-paying cities for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Philadelphia: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Philadelphia?

$23.99 an hour on average, and $22.31 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Philadelphia?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,240 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,630, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Philadelphia?

About $40,743 a year ($3,395 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,900. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Philadelphia than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (37980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.76, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.76).

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