High paying business and finance jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD run 2.6% above the national average (2024), so a Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD salary is worth about 0.98× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$130,880
Bachelor's degree
$73,590 – $187,1402,340
2Personal Financial Advisors$116,560
Bachelor's degree
$62,020 – $392,2607,390
3Project Management Specialists$104,160
Bachelor's degree
$65,240 – $167,77017,210
4Management Analysts$100,920
Bachelor's degree
$59,540 – $165,84015,460
5Labor Relations Specialists$99,840
Bachelor's degree
$61,180 – $164,3601,730
6Financial and Investment Analysts$95,400
Bachelor's degree
$57,260 – $165,60010,050
7Credit Analysts$92,460
Bachelor's degree
$61,570 – $169,4901,430
8Business Operations Specialists, All Other$86,900
Bachelor's degree
$51,600 – $152,99016,370
9Logisticians$86,900
Bachelor's degree
$56,730 – $128,8404,670
10Accountants and Auditors$85,990
Bachelor's degree
$59,560 – $139,42029,370
11Financial Specialists, All Other$84,680
Bachelor's degree
$59,200 – $138,1203,050
12Insurance Underwriters$84,580
Bachelor's degree
$62,230 – $163,0902,590
13Compliance Officers$83,000
Bachelor's degree
$51,680 – $134,5008,370
14Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,590 – $127,0706,850
15Buyers and Purchasing Agents$81,470
Bachelor's degree
$52,030 – $131,6009,170
16Financial Examiners$80,350
Bachelor's degree
$58,140 – $166,3001,380
17Cost Estimators$79,880
Bachelor's degree
$55,190 – $131,3204,190
18Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,420
Bachelor's degree
$44,950 – $143,06017,600
19Loan Officers$77,590
Bachelor's degree
$43,540 – $140,8604,660
20Training and Development Specialists$76,710
Bachelor's degree
$39,680 – $125,8107,980
21Human Resources Specialists$76,700
Bachelor's degree
$49,080 – $126,90016,000
22Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$75,620
Bachelor's degree
$50,120 – $132,8102,480
23Fundraisers$74,370
Bachelor's degree
$48,300 – $104,0102,960
24Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$62,530
Bachelor's degree
$40,570 – $99,1002,010
25Tax Preparers$62,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,150 – $103,5701,150
26Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$60,550
Bachelor's degree
$44,430 – $97,6402,120

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$130,880	$73,590 – $187,140	2,340
2	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$116,560	$62,020 – $392,260	7,390
3	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$104,160	$65,240 – $167,770	17,210
4	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,920	$59,540 – $165,840	15,460
5	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$99,840	$61,180 – $164,360	1,730
6	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,400	$57,260 – $165,600	10,050
7	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$92,460	$61,570 – $169,490	1,430
8	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$86,900	$51,600 – $152,990	16,370
9	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$86,900	$56,730 – $128,840	4,670
10	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$85,990	$59,560 – $139,420	29,370
11	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,680	$59,200 – $138,120	3,050
12	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$84,580	$62,230 – $163,090	2,590
13	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$83,000	$51,680 – $134,500	8,370
14	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,560	$54,590 – $127,070	6,850
15	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$81,470	$52,030 – $131,600	9,170
16	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$80,350	$58,140 – $166,300	1,380
17	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$79,880	$55,190 – $131,320	4,190
18	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,420	$44,950 – $143,060	17,600
19	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$77,590	$43,540 – $140,860	4,660
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,710	$39,680 – $125,810	7,980
21	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,700	$49,080 – $126,900	16,000
22	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,620	$50,120 – $132,810	2,480
23	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$74,370	$48,300 – $104,010	2,960
24	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$62,530	$40,570 – $99,100	2,010
25	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,010	$34,150 – $103,570	1,150
26	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$60,550	$44,430 – $97,640	2,120

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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