Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD moved from $51,760 in May 2024 to $54,310 in May 2025 (+4.9%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD sits +1.8 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Chief Executives shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Chief Executives publishes $292,770 here versus $213,990 nationally (+36.8%; 4,120metro-area jobs). Next is Firefighters at $78,050 locally versus $59,280 nationally (+31.7%).
- Chief Executives$292,770 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD sits 36.8% above the national Chief Executives median of $213,990 (4,120 published local jobs).
- Firefighters$78,050 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD sits 31.7% above the national Firefighters median of $59,280 (3,970 published local jobs).
- Insurance Sales Agents$81,540 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD sits 30.9% above the national Insurance Sales Agents median of $62,280 (8,480 published local jobs).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,570 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD sits 22.8% above the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (23,380 published local jobs).
Chief Executives and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 37980 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $71K mean
MEAN-MEGA · RPP-MID · OCC-FULL · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MEGA #34/528
- RPP-MID 102.6
- OCC-FULL 709 occs
- TOP-LEAD Radiologists · $453K
- EMP-MIX Lawyers
- TREND-INLINE +1.8 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Santa Cruz-Watso…
- BOOK-FULL 696 rows · May 2025
Read with Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($43 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Philadelphia-Camden-Wilming…
Employment scale inside Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD's top-pay list
Lawyers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Lawyers 19,040 jobs · $170,660
- 2. Financial Managers 18,520 jobs · $166,920
- 3. Computer and Information Systems Managers 15,090 jobs · $173,470
- 4. Physicians, All Other 11,380 jobs · $245,810
- 5. Marketing Managers 8,270 jobs · $166,310
- 6. Natural Sciences Managers 5,510 jobs · $172,900
- 7. Architectural and Engineering Managers 5,060 jobs · $171,140
- 8. Chief Executives 4,120 jobs · $292,770
- 9. Dentists, General 2,570 jobs · $163,390
- 10. Family Medicine Physicians 1,790 jobs · $294,430
- 11. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 1,760 jobs · $180,330
- 12. Database Architects 1,500 jobs · $163,590
- 13. Nurse Anesthetists 1,190 jobs · $238,540
- 14. General Internal Medicine Physicians 930 jobs · $159,330
- 15. Pediatricians, General 870 jobs · $226,440
- 16. Psychiatrists 640 jobs · $279,410
- 17. Radiologists 550 jobs · $452,940
- 18. Emergency Medicine Physicians 310 jobs · $380,800
Occupations Tracked
709
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$71,382
employment-weighted, 696 complete rows
Top Salary
$452,940
Radiologists
Cost of Living
102.6
3% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiologists | $452,940 |
| 2 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $380,800 |
| 3 | Physicians, Pathologists | $365,830 |
| 4 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $341,810 |
| 5 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $320,040 |
| 6 | Orthodontists | $311,180 |
| 7 | Family Medicine Physicians | $294,430 |
| 8 | Chief Executives | $292,770 |
| 9 | Psychiatrists | $279,410 |
| 10 | Physicians, All Other | $245,810 |
| 11 | Nurse Anesthetists | $238,540 |
| 12 | Pediatricians, General | $226,440 |
| 13 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $204,160 |
| 14 | Air Traffic Controllers | $198,590 |
| 15 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $180,330 |
| 16 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $173,470 |
| 17 | Natural Sciences Managers | $172,900 |
| 18 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $171,140 |
| 19 | Lawyers | $170,660 |
| 20 | Financial Managers | $166,920 |
| 21 | Marketing Managers | $166,310 |
| 22 | Physicists | $164,850 |
| 23 | Database Architects | $163,590 |
| 24 | Dentists, General | $163,390 |
| 25 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $159,330 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Transportation Workers, All Other | $28,250 |
| Telemarketers | $28,430 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $29,800 |
| Gambling Service Workers, All Other | $29,870 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists | $31,200 |
| Cooks, Short Order | $31,360 |
| Parking Attendants | $32,220 |
| Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials | $32,220 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $32,220 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $32,220 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in PA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
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Two OEWS peer sets outside PA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($71,382 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
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Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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