Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $218,240. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $212,660.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$218,240	$79,070	3,840
2	Chief Executives	$212,660	$110,990	3,200
3	Physicists	$209,850	$62,540	220
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$205,880	$177,550	980
5	General Pediatricians	$204,340	$121,120	590
6	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$201,630	$225,400	70
7	Psychiatrists	$198,140	$80,440	520
8	Other Specialists Dentists	$192,670	$62,400	40
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$177,900	$49,310	230
10	Air Traffic Controllers	$165,940	$82,530	160
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$165,900	$106,090	10,890
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,040	$112,760	4,300
13	General Dentists	$157,660	$75,930	2,510
14	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$152,940	$95,250	290
15	Sales Managers	$148,800	$68,800	8,270
16	Medical Dosimetrists	$146,400	$123,110	60
17	Purchasing Managers	$141,930	$93,700	1,380
18	Nuclear Engineers	$137,810	$98,920	290
19	Optometrists	$137,690	$68,450	750
20	All Other Managers	$137,050	$92,870	11,920
21	Human Resources Managers	$135,600	$77,580	3,500
22	Financial Managers	$133,710	$103,450	13,580
23	Podiatrists	$132,940	$94,550	260
24	Marketing Managers	$132,530	$85,640	6,510
25	Pharmacists	$132,520	$96,930	7,050
26	Computer Network Architects	$130,610	$82,670	2,950
27	Database Architects	$129,160	$63,310	1,260
28	Public Relations Managers	$129,120	$81,600	820
29	Lawyers	$128,750	$64,100	18,450
30	Natural Sciences Managers	$128,220	$51,000	4,360
31	Other Physical Scientists	$127,150	$72,320	230
32	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$126,880	$80,390	5,260
33	Physician Assistants	$125,800	$88,830	2,500
34	Aerospace Engineers	$125,500	$87,950	990
35	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$124,800	$73,820	300
36	Training and Development Managers	$124,260	$74,570	710
37	Nurse Practitioners	$124,020	$101,060	4,200
38	Nurse Midwives	$122,900	$81,680	130
39	Computer Hardware Engineers	$122,750	$78,120	880
40	Construction Managers	$119,450	$77,750	2,460
41	Medical and Health Services Managers	$118,640	$75,990	8,660
42	Industrial Production Managers	$118,570	$72,180	3,060
43	Veterinarians	$115,960	$81,710	1,570
44	Software Developers	$115,660	$76,570	25,340
45	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$115,200	$71,430	380
46	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$114,830	$84,660	260
47	Commercial Pilots	$114,660	$77,580	340
48	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$114,120	$74,020	2,570
49	Nuclear Technicians	$113,230	$76,800	150
50	Economists	$112,720	$61,890	220
51	General and Operations Managers	$111,840	$53,200	56,070
52	Information Security Analysts	$111,650	$63,230	2,740
53	Actuaries	$111,510	$75,550	1,080
54	Postsecondary Architecture Teachers	$109,840	$51,590	460
55	Materials Engineers	$109,790	$61,450	460
56	Athletes and Sports Competitors	$108,530	$27,940	190
57	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$108,020	$63,160	2,030
58	Gaming Managers	$107,910	$76,420	30
59	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$107,860	$67,910	550
60	Administrative Services Managers	$107,630	$62,800	4,410
61	Sales Engineers	$107,620	$51,340	900
62	Facilities Managers	$106,710	$71,610	1,950
63	Personal Financial Advisors	$106,550	$60,220	6,800
64	Chemical Engineers	$106,410	$79,010	1,240
65	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$106,360	$61,940	3,230
66	Computer Occupations, All Other	$106,310	$53,640	9,970
67	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$105,710	$86,690	2,630
68	Electrical Engineers	$105,700	$66,180	3,660
69	Other Psychologists	$104,940	$50,360	300
70	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$104,740	$47,770	1,340
71	Financial Risk Specialists	$104,540	$65,960	1,800
72	Data Scientists	$104,530	$63,200	3,680
73	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$103,620	$70,240	2,130
74	Epidemiologists	$103,530	$63,890	70
75	Mechanical Engineers	$103,080	$69,850	8,530
76	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$102,950	$50,260	1,340
77	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$102,770	$60,370	400
78	Engineers, All Other	$102,710	$64,600	2,250
79	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$102,370	$68,130	1,100
80	Computer Systems Analysts	$102,260	$63,350	9,140
81	Fundraising Managers	$102,050	$78,800	500
82	Physical Therapists	$101,970	$78,170	6,120
83	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$101,390	$53,200	3,350
84	Petroleum Engineers	$101,360	$73,790	70
85	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$100,870	$66,640	110
86	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$100,590	$80,520	150
87	Occupational Therapists	$99,770	$72,640	3,880
88	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$99,660	$50,780	280
89	Power Plant Operators	$99,220	$68,010	360
90	Materials Scientists	$99,060	$59,760	290
91	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$99,000	$61,800	4,480
92	Labor Relations Specialists	$98,820	$47,370	1,910
93	Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers	$98,600	$47,630	3,830
94	Statisticians	$98,440	$56,200	1,010
95	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$98,350	$30,060	330
96	Radiation Therapists	$97,890	$71,330	390
97	Database Administrators	$97,620	$55,320	1,670
98	Postsecondary Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers	$97,560	$49,780	330
99	Boilermakers	$97,330	$60,360	120
100	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$97,160	$57,920	3,150

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Other Specialists Dentists	$184,000
2	General Pediatricians	$165,250
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$162,150
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$160,490
5	Financial Managers	$159,690
6	Air Traffic Controllers	$158,640
7	General Dentists	$154,640
8	Sales Managers	$150,900
9	Medical Dosimetrists	$140,960
10	Optometrists	$137,910

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$199,880
2	Psychiatrists	$198,140
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$196,230
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$181,050
5	Other Specialists Dentists	$177,310
6	Financial Managers	$155,080
7	Sales Managers	$154,670
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$154,330
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$153,300
10	Natural Sciences Managers	$152,710

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$203,110
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$190,910
3	General Pediatricians	$187,860
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$164,640
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$161,220
6	General Dentists	$157,850
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,790
8	Financial Managers	$151,790
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$150,070
10	Air Traffic Controllers	$149,890

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