BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD at a median of $59,400 per year ($28.56/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $59,320, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington pays same as, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 190 first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workerss are employed across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington MSA in SOC 45-1011.

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington pay distribution spans from $41,490 at the 10th percentile to $79,180 at the 90th — a 1.9× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $49,700 and the 75th at $72,500, so half of Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington-based first-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workerss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide PA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.