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Residential Advisor Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of residential advisors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of residential advisors in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Residential Advisors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,190
25th Percentile Wage
$23,290
50th Percentile Wage
$26,450
75th Percentile Wage
$30,260
90th Percentile Wage
$34,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for residential advisors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,190.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of residential advisors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$26,450
0.98% -0.98%
2016
$26,190
7.18% -
2015
$24,310
0.45% -
2014
$24,200
-5.83% -
2013
$25,610
-4.30% -
2012
$26,710
- -

Table 2. Compare Residential Advisor Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,450 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for residential advisors in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of residential advisors in Philadelphia is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 20.2 percent (20.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomsburg-Berwick.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Reading
$37,840
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$36,850
York-Hanover
$35,020
Johnstown
$34,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$34,280
Williamsport
$33,390
Lancaster
$33,330
Pittsburgh
$33,270
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$32,800
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$32,420
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$31,880
Erie
$31,640
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$31,570
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$30,520
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$30,250
Newark-Union
$29,810
Altoona
$29,140
Lebanon
$28,960
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$28,480
Philadelphia
$26,450
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$25,410
State College
$23,520
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$21,110