High paying office and admin jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$79,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,480 – $102,6907,150
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$72,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,860 – $102,87028,900
3Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,340 – $86,1203,810
4Postal Service Clerks$61,570
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,0301,400
5Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,480
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,0406,560
6Brokerage Clerks$61,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,870 – $96,1902,000
7Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$60,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,430 – $79,2504,620
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,150 – $81,5702,410
9Financial Clerks, All Other$58,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,410 – $73,6801,020
10Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2802,870
11Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$57,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,990 – $75,6803,450
12Public Safety Telecommunicators$56,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,700 – $74,1701,750
13Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$56,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,550 – $86,3703,930
14Loan Interviewers and Clerks$53,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,700 – $76,2402,790
15Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$52,710
Some college, no degree
$39,220 – $75,25022,660
16Procurement Clerks$52,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,570 – $68,0201,000
17Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $69,1601,560
18Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $84,2002,180
19Cargo and Freight Agents$51,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,720 – $81,9701,680
20Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,600 – $76,3603,430
21Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,820
Associate's degree
$40,030 – $66,3801,630
22Billing and Posting Clerks$50,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,410 – $68,6007,650
23Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$49,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,990 – $70,9302,480
24Bill and Account Collectors$49,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,100 – $70,6803,840
25Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,660 – $65,56032,850
26Order Clerks$48,310
Some college, no degree
$37,210 – $62,9201,220
27Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,640 – $59,99015,550
28Customer Service Representatives$47,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,040 – $67,65041,740
29Office Clerks, General$47,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $66,36045,660
30Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$46,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,420 – $58,2402,470
31Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $62,45013,820
32File Clerks$45,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,220 – $62,2901,440
33Tellers$45,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,150 – $49,6006,010
34Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,060 – $81,5402,380
35Data Entry Keyers$41,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,670 – $56,2502,340
36Couriers and Messengers$40,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,800 – $53,3701,530
37Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$38,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,150 – $52,7101,820
38Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,520 – $49,50022,210
39Library Assistants, Clerical$37,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,030 – $46,6801,690
40Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,540 – $42,0302,690

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	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,490	$57,480 – $102,690	7,150
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,700	$47,860 – $102,870	28,900
3	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,710	$42,340 – $86,120	3,810
4	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,570	$42,600 – $75,030	1,400
5	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,480	$43,120 – $81,040	6,560
6	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,010	$49,870 – $96,190	2,000
7	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,960	$44,430 – $79,250	4,620
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,810	$42,150 – $81,570	2,410
9	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,010	$45,410 – $73,680	1,020
10	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$45,530 – $75,280	2,870
11	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,150	$42,990 – $75,680	3,450
12	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,960	$48,700 – $74,170	1,750
13	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,480	$45,550 – $86,370	3,930
14	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,780	$35,700 – $76,240	2,790
15	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$52,710	$39,220 – $75,250	22,660
16	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,700	$41,570 – $68,020	1,000
17	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,360	$33,860 – $69,160	1,560
18	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$33,840 – $84,200	2,180
19	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,280	$38,720 – $81,970	1,680
20	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,170	$36,600 – $76,360	3,430
21	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$50,820	$40,030 – $66,380	1,630
22	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,190	$38,410 – $68,600	7,650
23	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,550	$39,990 – $70,930	2,480
24	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,110	$38,100 – $70,680	3,840
25	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,850	$35,660 – $65,560	32,850
26	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,310	$37,210 – $62,920	1,220
27	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,120	$37,640 – $59,990	15,550
28	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,070	$34,040 – $67,650	41,740
29	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,060	$32,220 – $66,360	45,660
30	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,490	$35,420 – $58,240	2,470
31	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,140	$35,360 – $62,450	13,820
32	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,980	$32,220 – $62,290	1,440
33	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,130	$37,150 – $49,600	6,010
34	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,390	$35,060 – $81,540	2,380
35	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,280	$32,670 – $56,250	2,340
36	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,340	$32,800 – $53,370	1,530
37	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,520	$33,150 – $52,710	1,820
38	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,030	$27,520 – $49,500	22,210
39	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,350	$29,030 – $46,680	1,690
40	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,660	$28,540 – $42,030	2,690

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