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
Automotive Engineers	$104,410	4,850	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$104,410	4,850	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$104,410	4,850	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$104,160	17,210	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,120	310	View salary detail
Transit and Railroad Police	$103,980	80	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$103,840	270	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,750	290	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$103,570	3,330	View salary detail
Security Managers	$103,570	3,330	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$103,370	6,170	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$103,370	6,170	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$103,370	6,170	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$103,370	6,170	View salary detail
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	$103,330	800	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$103,180	460	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$103,140	3,410	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$103,140	3,410	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$103,120	170	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$102,950	8,020	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$102,740	2,650	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$102,460	410	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$102,340	670	View salary detail
Microbiologists	$101,990	570	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,710	90	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$101,420	1,770	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$101,350	310	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$101,350	310	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$101,350	310	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$101,220	220	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$101,180	73,790	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$101,180	73,790	View salary detail
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,180	140	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$101,180	73,790	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$101,180	73,790	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$101,180	73,790	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$101,050	950	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$100,920	15,460	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$100,820	4,180	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$100,460	4,050	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$100,460	1,700	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$100,080	3,330	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$99,840	240	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$99,840	1,730	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,580	340	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$99,410	6,160	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$99,410	6,160	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$99,410	6,160	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,230	500	View salary detail
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$98,620	1,160	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.