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
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$71,020	19,260	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$70,940	170	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$70,730	390	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$70,710	15,920	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$70,430	11,150	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$70,340	5,500	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$69,650	2,020	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$69,310	280	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$69,080	2,290	View salary detail
Paramedics	$68,640	1,760	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$67,760	170	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$67,760	170	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$67,400	350	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$67,330	930	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$67,200	5,570	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$67,080	—	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$67,020	2,110	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$66,940	1,370	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$66,810	5,620	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$66,680	1,650	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$66,190	7,050	View salary detail
Traffic Technicians	$66,040	30	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$65,990	4,190	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$65,680	5,700	View salary detail
Lodging Managers	$65,590	—	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$65,520	380	View salary detail
Designers, All Other	$64,970	120	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$64,840	860	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$64,840	860	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$64,840	860	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$64,810	960	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$64,800	1,170	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$64,580	8,610	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$64,550	4,490	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$64,550	5,220	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,530	1,900	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$64,490	430	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$64,360	240	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$64,190	1,490	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$64,070	150	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$63,880	190	View salary detail
Curators	$63,860	290	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$63,840	770	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$63,770	380	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$63,690	460	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$63,650	1,330	View salary detail
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$63,520	630	View salary detail
Clergy	$63,430	950	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$63,400	410	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$63,370	300	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.