Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Philadelphia, PA

832 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Philadelphia, PA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Fence Erectors	$59,530	570	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$59,480	630	View salary detail
Costume Attendants	$59,420	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$59,400	190	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,370	32,220	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$59,320	480	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$59,280	290	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$59,200	—	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$59,080	330	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$59,020	480	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$59,000	2,660	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$58,970	360	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$58,960	2,450	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$58,890	460	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$58,810	170	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$58,810	2,410	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$58,800	190	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$58,590	310	View salary detail
Range Managers	$58,590	310	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$58,590	310	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$58,560	90	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$58,460	80	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$58,460	12,700	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$58,380	4,630	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$58,350	580	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$58,010	1,020	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$57,990	480	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$57,980	110	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$57,940	770	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$57,710	440	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$57,430	2,870	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$57,410	3,360	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$57,400	90	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$57,340	150	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$57,290	340	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$57,290	340	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$57,150	3,450	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$57,110	160	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$57,020	270	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$57,000	270	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$56,960	1,750	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$56,910	1,870	View salary detail
Lighting Technicians	$56,880	40	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$56,770	3,650	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$56,640	50	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$56,490	860	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$56,480	3,930	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$56,480	480	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$55,930	6,850	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,810	1,430	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.