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
Telephone Operators	$45,000	140	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$44,880	9,030	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$44,580	420	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$44,520	160	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$44,390	2,380	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,340	5,770	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$44,170	300	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$44,100	140	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$44,050	70	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$43,970	23,180	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$43,890	3,450	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$43,790	1,090	View salary detail
Photographers	$43,750	950	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$43,570	1,460	View salary detail
Orderlies	$43,570	1,740	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$43,460	51,100	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,460	51,100	View salary detail
Correspondence Clerks	$43,340	40	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$42,870	710	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$42,860	310	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$42,760	2,850	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$42,640	610	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$42,630	1,440	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$42,460	530	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$42,130	17,700	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$41,950	1,720	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$41,690	280	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$41,350	170	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$41,280	2,340	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$41,260	340	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$40,860	4,300	View salary detail
Concierges	$40,820	1,130	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$40,810	1,980	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$40,580	2,190	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$40,460	480	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$40,340	1,530	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$40,200	70	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$40,060	170	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$39,990	1,820	View salary detail
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	$39,960	40	View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers	$39,910	180	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$39,840	2,150	View salary detail
Flight Attendants	$39,520	1,810	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$39,490	110	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$39,050	2,070	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$38,900	1,940	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$38,890	510	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$38,880	470	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$38,870	9,810	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$38,850	280	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.