What is the average salary in Philadelphia, PA?

$71,420a year

Average yearly pay across 716 jobs with official data in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $34.34
Jobs with data: 716
Workers counted: 2,874,790

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Radiologist	$452,900
Emergency Medicine Physician	$380,800
Physician	$365,800
Orthopedic Surgeon	$341,800
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$320,000
Orthodontist	$311,200
Family Medicine Physician	$294,400
Chief Executive	$292,800
Psychiatrist	$279,400
Physician	$245,800

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$29,800
Registered Nurse	$101,200
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$32,220
General and Operations Manager	$121,600
Retail Salesperson	$34,810
Cashier	$33,050
Laborer and Freight	$43,460
Stocker and Order Filler	$36,800
Office Clerk	$47,060
Waiter and Waitress	$36,570

Management

Administrative Services Manager$124,900
Advertising and Promotions Manager$146,500
Architectural and Engineering Manager$171,100
Chief Executive$292,800
Compensation and Benefits Manager$148,500
Computer and Information Systems Manager$173,500
Construction Manager$125,000
Education Administrator$129,100
Education Administrator$118,000
Education Administrator$95,190
Education and Childcare Administrator$58,960
Emergency Management Director$103,100
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$78,670
Facilities Manager$103,600
Farmer$86,580
Financial Manager$166,900
Food Service Manager$75,070
Fundraising Manager$123,800
Funeral Home Manager$101,200
General and Operations Manager$121,600
Human Resources Manager$154,500
Industrial Production Manager$126,200
Lodging Manager$65,590
Manager$140,800
Marketing Manager$166,300
Medical and Health Services Manager$122,900
Natural Sciences Manager$172,900
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$99,840
Property$74,280
Public Relations Manager$129,300
Purchasing Manager$155,500
Sales Manager$156,500
Social and Community Service Manager$80,810
Training and Development Manager$135,500
Transportation$121,600

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$85,990
Budget Analyst$93,600
Business Operations Specialist$86,900
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$81,470
Claims Adjuster$81,560
Compensation$75,620
Compliance Officer$83,000
Cost Estimator$79,880
Credit Analyst$92,460
Credit Counselor$57,990
Financial and Investment Analyst$95,400
Financial Examiner$80,350
Financial Risk Specialist$130,900
Financial Specialist$84,680
Fundraiser$74,370
Human Resources Specialist$76,700
Insurance Appraiser$84,370
Insurance Underwriter$84,580
Labor Relations Specialist$99,840
Loan Officer$77,590
Logistician$86,900
Management Analyst$100,900
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$79,420
Meeting$62,530
Personal Financial Advisor$116,600
Project Management Specialist$104,200
Property Appraiser and Assessor$67,150
Tax Examiner and Collector$60,550
Tax Preparer$62,010
Training and Development Specialist$76,710

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$127,800
Computer and Information Research Scientist$125,300
Computer Network Architect$138,900
Computer Network Support Specialist$81,230
Computer Occupation$122,000
Computer Programmer$101,400
Computer Systems Analyst$105,100
Computer User Support Specialist$62,210
Data Scientist$109,900
Database Administrator$104,900
Database Architect$163,600
Information Security Analyst$132,600
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$100,500
Operations Research Analyst$100,500
Software Developer$133,000
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$102,700
Statistician$105,800
Web and Digital Interface Designer$104,800
Web Developer$94,570

Architecture and engineering

Architect$98,140
Architectural and Civil Drafter$67,020
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$125,800
Calibration Technologist and Technician$62,450
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$76,830
Chemical Engineer$127,800
Civil Engineer$99,410
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$63,650
Drafter$58,810
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$81,220
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$70,940
Electrical Engineer$127,700
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$76,300
Electronics Engineer$131,100
Engineer$97,590
Engineering Technologist and Technician$81,470
Environmental Engineer$129,400
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$57,110
Health and Safety Engineer$122,500
Industrial Engineer$103,400
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$75,450
Landscape Architect$84,270
Materials Engineer$125,200
Mechanical Drafter$74,100
Mechanical Engineer$104,400
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$72,690
Nuclear Engineer$140,600
Petroleum Engineer$106,700
Surveying and Mapping Technician$59,480
Surveyor$79,040

Life, physical, and social science

Agricultural Technician$52,510
Animal Scientist$77,880
Anthropologist and Archeologist$79,780
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$82,980
Biochemist and Biophysicist$134,100
Biological Scientist$106,700
Biological Technician$60,630
Chemical Technician$66,940
Chemist$95,440
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$112,700
Conservation Scientist$58,590
Economist$139,500
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$62,280
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$77,710
Epidemiologist$81,570
Food Science Technician$48,060
Food Scientist and Technologist$96,210
Forensic Science Technician$61,580
Geological Technician$51,080
Geoscientist$94,850
Historian$81,470
Hydrologist$85,540
Life$64,840
Life Scientist$96,030
Materials Scientist$127,500
Medical Scientist$103,000
Microbiologist$102,000
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$88,090
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$62,310
Physical Scientist$137,200
Physicist$164,900
Psychologist$120,000
School Psychologist$82,190
Social Science Research Assistant$61,760
Social Scientist and Related Worker$97,570
Soil and Plant Scientist$64,070
Urban and Regional Planner$83,750

Community and social service

Child$55,930
Clergy$63,430
Community and Social Service Specialist$54,770
Community Health Worker$50,760
Counselor$52,300
Director$59,320
Educational$66,190
Health Education Specialist$75,220
Healthcare Social Worker$65,990
Marriage and Family Therapist$78,640
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$54,510
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$74,310
Rehabilitation Counselor$48,660
Religious Worker$32,220
Social and Human Service Assistant$45,370
Social Worker$80,660
Substance Abuse$58,140

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$63,520
Anthropology and Archeology Teacher$101,700
Architecture Teacher$105,800
Archivist$60,690
Area$101,200
Art$78,380
Atmospheric$128,700
Biological Science Teacher$95,260
Business Teacher$107,200
Career/Technical Education Teacher$64,530
Career/Technical Education Teacher$78,040
Career/Technical Education Teacher$80,070
Chemistry Teacher$99,230
Communications Teacher$79,870
Computer Science Teacher$98,370
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$83,930
Curator$63,860
Economics Teacher$127,400
Education Teacher$76,450
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$38,900
Elementary School Teacher$78,570
Engineering Teacher$79,210
English Language and Literature Teacher$83,500
Environmental Science Teacher$97,380
Farm and Home Management Educator$63,300
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$82,890
Geography Teacher$104,800
Health Specialties Teacher$108,200
History Teacher$99,580
Instructional Coordinator$78,400
Kindergarten Teacher$64,190
Law Teacher$128,600
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$77,330
Library Technician$48,880
Mathematical Science Teacher$82,390
Middle School Teacher$78,130
Museum Technician and Conservator$47,150
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$81,040
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$77,870
Physics Teacher$103,800
Political Science Teacher$104,100
Preschool Teacher$36,750
Psychology Teacher$77,840
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$83,600
Secondary School Teacher$80,560
Self-Enrichment Teacher$46,650
Social Sciences Teacher$60,050
Social Work Teacher$80,300
Sociology Teacher$95,620
Special Education Teacher$79,560
Special Education Teacher$74,290
Special Education Teacher$78,860
Special Education Teacher$79,760
Special Education Teacher$73,390
Substitute Teacher$45,680
Teacher and Instructor$64,810
Teaching Assistant$38,500
Teaching Assistant$36,080
Tutor$35,660

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Actor$46,070
Art Director$105,300
Artist and Related Worker$96,530
Audio and Video Technician$62,320
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$69,310
Broadcast Technician$103,200
Camera Operator$52,040
Choreographer$61,130
Coach and Scout$56,770
Commercial and Industrial Designer$89,190
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$74,760
Craft Artist$49,290
Dancer$48,940
Designer$64,970
Editor$74,530
Fashion Designer$78,890
Fine Artist$59,200
Floral Designer$37,190
Graphic Designer$63,090
Interior Designer$64,800
Interpreter and Translator$57,940
Lighting Technician$56,880
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$75,600
Media and Communication Worker$74,630
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$39,050
Music Director and Composer$61,160
Musician and Singer$111,900
News Analyst$63,690
Photographer$43,750
Producer and Director$79,070
Public Relations Specialist$64,550
Set and Exhibit Designer$59,670
Sound Engineering Technician$54,200
Special Effects Artist and Animator$76,770
Technical Writer$92,330
Writer and Author$84,130

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Anesthesiologist$239,200
Athletic Trainer$63,840
Audiologist$91,970
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$73,380
Chiropractor$79,450
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$59,790
Dental Hygienist$100,800
Dentist$163,400
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$94,640
Dietetic Technician$35,160
Dietitian and Nutritionist$74,860
Emergency Medical Technician$47,790
Emergency Medicine Physician$380,800
Exercise Physiologist$49,260
Family Medicine Physician$294,400
General Internal Medicine Physician$159,300
Genetic Counselor$106,000
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$60,080
Health Technologist and Technician$49,370
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner$97,760
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$49,260
Hearing Aid Specialist$61,980
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$70,710
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$98,620
Medical Dosimetrist$156,100
Medical Records Specialist$49,700
Neurologist$239,200
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$102,500
Nurse Anesthetist$238,500
Nurse Midwive$77,620
Nurse Practitioner$135,700
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$320,000
Occupational Therapist$103,100
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$46,990
Optician$49,300
Optometrist$154,000
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon$239,200
Orthodontist$311,200
Orthopedic Surgeon$341,800
Orthotist and Prosthetist$93,600
Paramedic$68,640
Pediatrician$226,400
Pharmacist$148,700
Pharmacy Technician$44,880
Physical Therapist$105,800
Physician$365,800
Physician$245,800
Physician Assistant$135,600
Podiatrist$158,100
Psychiatric Technician$46,920
Psychiatrist$279,400
Radiation Therapist$120,000
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$80,190
Radiologist$452,900
Recreational Therapist$58,970
Registered Nurse$101,200
Respiratory Therapist$88,790
Speech-Language Pathologist$100,100
Surgeon$239,200
Surgical Assistant$67,080
Surgical Technologist$69,650
Therapist$81,170
Veterinarian$139,800
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$48,340

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$49,570
Healthcare Support Worker$46,420
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$29,800
Massage Therapist$59,560
Medical Assistant$45,890
Medical Equipment Preparer$50,370
Medical Transcriptionist$38,220
Nursing Assistant$46,220
Occupational Therapy Aide$40,200
Occupational Therapy Assistant$76,440
Orderly$43,570
Pharmacy Aide$42,640
Phlebotomist$47,370
Physical Therapist Aide$32,240
Physical Therapist Assistant$71,540
Psychiatric Aide$48,560
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$39,840

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$56,640
Bailiff$47,600
Correctional Officer and Jailer$67,200
Crossing Guard and Flagger$37,350
Detective and Criminal Investigator$97,580
Fire Inspector and Investigator$59,080
Firefighter$78,050
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$98,300
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$101,100
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$119,500
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$59,580
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$48,650
Fish and Game Warden$76,290
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$45,490
Lifeguard$32,220
Parking Enforcement Worker$46,730
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$89,580
Private Detective and Investigator$53,680
Protective Service Worker$35,060
School Bus Monitor$34,620
Security Guard$37,450
Transit and Railroad Police$104,000
Transportation Security Screener$67,330

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$36,040
Chef and Head Cook$65,680
Cook$32,220
Cook$38,870
Cook$38,270
Cook$31,360
Cook$38,850
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$32,220
Dishwasher$33,270
Fast Food and Counter Worker$32,220
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$46,580
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$34,190
Food Preparation Worker$34,560
Food Server$33,300
Host and Hostess$32,220
Waiter and Waitress$36,570

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$50,660
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$50,340
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$62,230
Grounds Maintenance Worker$36,470
Janitor and Cleaner$36,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$42,130
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$35,550
Pest Control Worker$47,260
Pesticide Handler$46,280
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$62,940

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$32,220
Animal Caretaker$34,970
Animal Trainer$42,860
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$35,050
Barber$37,530
Childcare Worker$34,520
Concierge$40,820
Costume Attendant$59,420
Crematory Operator$50,330
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$35,120
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$48,040
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$49,830
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$63,370
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$51,560
Funeral Attendant$42,460
Gambling Service Worker$29,870
Hairdresser$37,320
Locker Room$41,690
Manicurist and Pedicurist$31,200
Mortician$75,470
Personal Care and Service Worker$32,720
Recreation Worker$35,710
Residential Advisor$39,990
Shampooer$32,610
Skincare Specialist$43,570
Tour and Travel Guide$34,290
Usher$32,220

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$62,930
Cashier$33,050
Counter and Rental Clerk$45,310
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$35,700
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$92,510
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$50,130
Insurance Sales Agent$81,540
Model$34,330
Parts Salesperson$40,860
Real Estate Sales Agent$54,710
Retail Salesperson$34,810
Sale and Related Worker$46,430
Sales Engineer$102,300
Sales Representative$121,200
Sales Representative$76,580
Sales Representatives of Service$71,020
Security$77,760
Telemarketer$28,430
Travel Agent$50,430

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$49,110
Billing and Posting Clerk$50,190
Bookkeeping$52,710
Brokerage Clerk$61,010
Cargo and Freight Agent$51,280
Correspondence Clerk$43,340
Courier and Messenger$40,340
Court$49,550
Credit Authorizer$63,400
Customer Service Representative$47,070
Data Entry Keyer$41,280
Dispatcher$51,170
Eligibility Interviewer$60,960
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$79,490
File Clerk$45,980
Financial Clerk$58,010
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$72,700
Gambling Cage Worker$39,910
Hotel$35,660
Human Resources Assistant$50,820
Information and Record Clerk$52,360
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$57,150
Interviewer$46,490
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$56,480
Library Assistant$37,350
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$53,780
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$38,520
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$47,120
Meter Reader$83,350
New Accounts Clerk$48,090
Office and Administrative Support Worker$52,000
Office Clerk$47,060
Office Machine Operator$38,620
Order Clerk$48,310
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$58,810
Postal Service Clerk$61,570
Postal Service Mail Carrier$61,480
Postal Service Mail Sorter$57,430
Procurement Clerk$52,700
Production$61,710
Proofreader and Copy Marker$54,900
Public Safety Telecommunicator$56,960
Receptionist and Information Clerk$38,030
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$44,390
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$48,850
Shipping$46,140
Statistical Assistant$46,950
Switchboard Operator$38,410
Telephone Operator$45,000
Teller$45,130
Weigher$46,410
Word Processor and Typist$47,250

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$49,220
Agricultural Inspector$55,650
Farmworker$36,640
Farmworker and Laborer$38,250
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$59,400
Forest and Conservation Worker$39,490

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$86,910
Brickmason and Blockmason$75,970
Carpenter$61,780
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$60,900
Construction and Building Inspector$75,710
Construction Laborer$55,120
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$61,280
Earth Driller$64,360
Electrician$74,590
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$132,600
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$59,280
Fence Erector$59,530
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$95,840
Floor Layer$73,280
Glazier$62,200
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$49,130
Helper$37,210
Helpers--Brickmason$57,980
Helpers--Carpenter$41,260
Helpers--Electrician$38,640
Helpers--Extraction Worker$47,730
Helpers--Pipelayer$44,580
Helpers--Roofer$45,150
Highway Maintenance Worker$43,890
Insulation Worker$50,320
Insulation Worker$61,660
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$60,200
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$66,810
Painter$57,410
Paving$50,860
Pipelayer$58,560
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$78,200
Plumber$74,860
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$62,030
Roofer$59,730
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$59,020
Sheet Metal Worker$77,140
Solar Photovoltaic Installer$58,350
Stonemason$61,140
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$103,300
Taper$95,010
Tile and Stone Setter$70,730

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$84,100
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$64,490
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$59,000
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$60,160
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$58,460
Avionics Technician$117,500
Bicycle Repairer$41,350
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$64,550
Coin$47,920
Commercial Diver$84,200
Computer$51,550
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$86,290
Electric Motor$63,270
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$76,320
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$106,500
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$119,500
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$35,660
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$53,070
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$85,870
Heating$64,580
Helpers--Installation$42,630
Home Appliance Repairer$57,710
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$70,340
Installation$51,290
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$57,000
Maintenance and Repair Worker$50,200
Maintenance Worker$63,770
Mechanical Door Repairer$56,480
Medical Equipment Repairer$62,830
Millwright$77,120
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$69,080
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$58,800
Motorcycle Mechanic$57,340
Musical Instrument Repairer and Tuner$49,950
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$55,450
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$73,640
Radio$65,520
Rail Car Repairer$61,120
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$50,630
Rigger$72,660
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$61,870
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$75,290
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$96,540
Tire Repairer and Changer$43,790

Production

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operator and Tender$57,400
Baker$37,770
Butcher and Meat Cutter$40,810
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$52,430
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$60,410
Chemical Plant and System Operator$77,260
Cleaning$47,570
Coating$50,900
Coil Winder$51,400
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$56,910
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$67,400
Crushing$49,020
Cutter and Trimmer$34,000
Cutting$49,000
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$47,660
Dental Laboratory Technician$50,850
Electrical$47,570
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$47,350
Etcher and Engraver$52,980
Extruding$51,830
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$48,370
Extruding and Forming Machine Setter$61,040
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$54,080
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$79,520
Food and Tobacco Roasting$48,330
Food Batchmaker$37,010
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$38,890
Food Processing Worker$40,460
Forging Machine Setter$63,880
Foundry Mold and Coremaker$54,080
Furnace$58,460
Furniture Finisher$50,760
Gas Plant Operator$89,430
Grinding$47,650
Grinding and Polishing Worker$46,300
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$49,470
Helpers--Production Worker$40,580
Inspector$51,990
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$57,290
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$49,940
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$34,730
Machinist$61,280
Meat$38,150
Medical Appliance Technician$49,460
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$50,070
Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender$63,170
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$49,630
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$42,240
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$50,570
Molder$46,480
Molding$46,510
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$48,180
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$36,230
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$44,340
Painting$46,630
Paper Goods Machine Setter$55,810
Petroleum Pump System Operator$105,600
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$37,340
Plant and System Operator$67,760
Plating Machine Setter$48,690
Power Distributor and Dispatcher$111,500
Power Plant Operator$101,400
Prepress Technician and Worker$55,680
Presser$32,220
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$42,870
Printing Press Operator$48,610
Production Worker$42,760
Rolling Machine Setter$61,090
Sawing Machine Setter$44,520
Separating$51,030
Sewer$33,830
Sewing Machine Operator$35,360
Shoe and Leather Worker and Repairer$39,960
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$41,950
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$79,720
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$54,840
Tailor$57,020
Textile$37,410
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operator and Tender$45,680
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$38,200
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$45,580
Textile Winding$34,270
Tool and Die Maker$74,070
Tool Grinder$44,050
Upholsterer$46,580
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$66,680
Welder$58,380
Welding$49,840
Woodworker$48,380
Woodworking Machine Setter$46,850

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$198,600
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$80,820
Aircraft Service Attendant$38,880
Airfield Operations Specialist$81,950
Airline Pilot$180,300
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$35,580
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$34,880
Bus Driver$51,960
Bus Driver$53,020
Captain$103,800
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$35,160
Commercial Pilot$158,700
Conveyor Operator and Tender$40,060
Crane and Tower Operator$72,010
Driver/Sales Worker$37,520
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$62,820
Flight Attendant$39,520
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$59,370
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$49,260
Laborer and Freight$43,460
Light Truck Driver$45,740
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$44,170
Material Moving Worker$44,100
Motor Vehicle Operator$35,220
Packer and Packager$43,970
Parking Attendant$32,220
Passenger Attendant$37,770
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$59,730
Sailor and Marine Oiler$61,630
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$36,760
Stocker and Order Filler$36,800
Taxi Driver$37,420
Traffic Technician$66,040
Transportation Inspector$49,420
Transportation Worker$28,250

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Philadelphia, PA?

About $71,420 a year ($34.34 an hour): the average of the 716 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA?

Radiologist ($452,900), Emergency Medicine Physician ($380,800), Physician ($365,800).

What are the most common jobs in Philadelphia, PA?

Home Health and Personal Care Aide (158,280 jobs), Registered Nurse (73,790 jobs), Fast Food and Counter Worker (69,080 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.