Cost of Living in Philadelphia vs. a DC 33 Salary
The current average annual salary of a District Council 33 worker is below a “living wage” in Philadelphia for every household scenario, according to an analysis by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Proposed wage increases under negotiation would push the average salary above the living wage for a one-adult household without any children. But a DC 33 wage, even with the proposed raises, would fall far below a living wage for households with children or with only one wage earner.
Average District Council 33 salaries
Current salary
$46,000
Parker’s proposal after 3 years
$50,143
DC 33 proposal after 3 years
$53,251
Estimated living wages in Philadelphia
1 adult
No children
$48,381
$91,042
1 child
2 adults, 1 working
No children
$67,870
$80,288
1 child
2 adults, both working*
2 children
$64,126
$79,248
3 children
*
Assumes each adult earns the same wage
Source: Living Wage Calculator, Mass. Institute of Technology
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
Cost of Living in Philadelphia
vs. a DC 33 Salary
The current average annual salary of a District Council 33 worker is below a “living wage” in Philadelphia for every household scenario, according to an analysis by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Proposed wage increases under negotiation would push the average salary above the living wage for a one-adult household without any children. But a DC 33 wage, even with the proposed raises, would fall far below a living wage for households with children or with only one wage earner.
Average District Council 33 salaries
Current salary
$46,000
Parker’s proposal*
$50,143
DC 33 proposal*
$53,251
Estimated living wages in Philadelphia
1 adult
No children
$48,381
$91,042
1 child
2 adults,
1 working
No children
$67,870
$80,288
1 child
2 adults,
both working**
2 children
$64,126
$79,248
3 children
*
After three years
**
Assumes each adult earns the same wage
Source: Living Wage Calculator, Mass. Institute of Technology
John Duchneskie / Staff Artist
