Highest Paying Jobs In Philadelphia, PA For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Philadelphia area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 33 highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Philadelphia require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Philadelphia is Anesthesiologist, with an average annual salary of $369,243 and an entry-level salary of $177,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Philadelphia, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Philadelphia can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

Anesthesiologist – $369,243
Trauma Surgeon – $339,112
Dermatologist – $323,127
Oncologist – $320,175
Radiologist – $299,653
Rheumatologist – $290,483
President/Chief Executive Officer – $267,793
Assistant Professor Of Surgery – $266,936
Cardiologist – $258,240
Vascular Surgeon – $249,708

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Philadelphia

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Anesthesiologist	$369,243	$177,000
2	Trauma Surgeon	$339,112	$182,000
3	Dermatologist	$323,127	$171,000
4	Oncologist	$320,175	$162,000
5	Radiologist	$299,653	$146,000
6	Rheumatologist	$290,483	$138,000
7	President/Chief Executive Officer	$267,793	$149,000
8	Assistant Professor Of Surgery	$266,936	$134,000
9	Cardiologist	$258,240	$136,000
10	Vascular Surgeon	$249,708	$136,000
11	Staff Psychiatrist	$245,827	$167,000
12	Anesthesiology Resident	$243,639	$113,000
13	Outpatient Psychiatrist	$242,730	$158,000
14	Physician	$242,027	$133,000
15	Child Psychiatrist	$238,552	$153,000
16	Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist	$237,701	$157,000
17	Consultant And Sales Representative	$236,896	$169,000
18	Psychiatrist	$236,173	$151,000
19	Hospitalist Physician	$232,342	$163,000
20	Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hospitalist	$232,156	$120,000
21	Executive Vice President	$230,421	$127,000
22	Geriatric Psychiatrist	$228,005	$143,000
23	Aviation Medicine Specialist	$226,475	$98,000
24	Medical Director	$226,177	$148,000
25	Obstetrician/Gynecologist	$225,341	$137,000
26	Allergist/Pediatric Pulmonologist	$223,305	$108,000
27	Associate Professor Of Surgery	$222,667	$121,000
28	Neonatologist	$222,549	$99,000
29	Adult Psychiatrist	$220,304	$143,000
30	Gastroenterologist	$219,740	$136,000
31	Acute Care Physician	$218,932	$140,000
32	Hospitalist	$210,941	$144,000
33	Internist	$210,422	$116,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Philadelphia for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Philadelphia.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Philadelphia to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Philadelphia.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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