15. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Annual median income: $59,726
On the fifteenth place of the poorest large major cities in America in 2018 is, already mentioned, Philadelphia. This city had a poverty rate of 25.7% in the year 2016. Moreover, if we look at the PayScale’s suggestions, the lowest paid working position is the Administrative Assistant with the pay of $39,107. For other positions such as the Project manager or Software Engineer, paycheck could be way higher. The cost of living in Philadelphia is 16.6 percent more expensive than the national average.
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