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
Music Therapists	$81,170	1,330	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$81,170	1,330	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,040	2,050	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$80,820	300	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$80,810	5,320	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$80,660	810	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$80,560	25,460	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$80,350	1,380	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,300	390	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$80,190	4,130	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$80,070	2,070	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$79,880	4,190	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,870	650	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$79,780	50	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,760	5,790	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$79,720	740	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$79,560	510	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$79,520	9,460	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$79,490	7,150	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$79,450	870	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$79,420	17,600	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$79,420	17,600	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,210	1,700	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$79,070	1,910	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$79,070	1,910	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$79,070	1,910	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$79,070	1,910	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$79,040	610	View salary detail
Surveyors	$79,040	610	View salary detail
Fashion Designers	$78,890	170	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$78,860	2,780	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$78,670	690	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$78,640	2,110	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$78,570	23,380	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$78,400	4,170	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,380	1,750	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$78,200	80	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,130	13,090	View salary detail
Firefighters	$78,050	3,970	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$78,040	260	View salary detail
Animal Scientists	$77,880	60	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,870	550	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,840	860	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$77,760	9,700	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$77,710	1,500	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$77,710	1,500	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$77,710	1,500	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$77,710	1,500	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$77,620	170	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$77,590	4,660	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.