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
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,370	760	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$98,300	730	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$98,140	2,330	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$97,760	350	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$97,760	350	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$97,760	350	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$97,590	2,160	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$97,590	2,160	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$97,590	2,160	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$97,590	2,160	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$97,590	2,160	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$97,590	2,160	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$97,590	2,160	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$97,590	2,160	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$97,590	2,160	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$97,580	2,160	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$97,580	2,160	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$97,580	2,160	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$97,570	360	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$97,570	360	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,380	90	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$96,540	1,760	View salary detail
Food Scientists and Technologists	$96,210	230	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$96,030	100	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$95,840	10,700	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,840	10,700	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,620	210	View salary detail
Chemists	$95,440	4,520	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$95,400	10,050	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$95,350	390	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,260	1,070	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$95,190	360	View salary detail
Tapers	$95,010	50	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$94,850	450	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$94,640	1,660	View salary detail
Web Developers	$94,570	810	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$93,600	700	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$93,600	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$92,510	3,740	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$92,460	1,430	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$92,330	710	View salary detail
Audiologists	$91,970	250	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$89,580	13,160	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$89,580	13,160	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$89,430	190	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$89,190	490	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$88,790	2,990	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$88,090	2,210	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$86,910	140	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$86,900	16,370	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.