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
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$77,330	2,430	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$77,260	310	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$77,140	1,530	View salary detail
Millwrights	$77,120	510	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$76,830	60	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$76,770	100	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$76,710	7,980	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$76,700	16,000	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$76,580	19,060	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,450	1,150	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$76,440	940	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	$76,320	980	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$76,300	140	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$76,300	140	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$76,290	40	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$75,970	1,210	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$75,710	2,900	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$75,710	2,900	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$75,620	2,480	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$75,600	270	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$75,470	330	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$75,450	550	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$75,450	550	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$75,290	2,020	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$75,220	1,270	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$75,070	4,740	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$74,860	2,150	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$74,860	7,150	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$74,860	7,150	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$74,760	240	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$74,630	150	View salary detail
Electricians	$74,590	10,090	View salary detail
Editors	$74,530	1,690	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$74,520	140	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$74,370	2,960	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$74,310	1,890	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$74,280	5,370	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$74,100	730	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$74,070	510	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$73,640	200	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$73,390	330	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$73,390	330	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$73,380	1,880	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$73,280	350	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$72,700	28,900	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$72,690	420	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$72,690	420	View salary detail
Riggers	$72,660	140	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$72,010	790	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$71,540	1,650	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.