Middle School Teacher salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes New Castle, Townsend, Middletown, East Lansdowne, Elmer.

Also listed as: Middle School Math Teacher

Median salary$68,425
Middle 50%$61.4k–$76.9k
vs. national median+18%comparison median $58,000
Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,911 and $101,179.
PercentileSalary
10th$52,458
25th$61,441
50th (median)$68,425
75th$76,904
90th$90,698

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median Middle School Teacher salary of $68,425 is worth about $66,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Philadelphia = 102.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $78,130 in May 2025 (13,090 employed). The H-1B median here is $68,425, 12% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
State of Delawaretoo few5
Appoquininmink School Districttoo few3
Appoquinimink School Districttoo few2
Vision Academy Charter Schooltoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.