High paying science jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Every science 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 science 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

1Biochemists and Biophysicists$134,090
Doctoral or professional degree
$82,890 – $172,8203,050
2Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$112,690
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,910 – $203,8401,920
3Biological Scientists, All Other$106,670
Bachelor's degree
$65,880 – $175,3101,140
4Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$102,950
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,230 – $210,1308,020
5Chemists$95,440
Bachelor's degree
$63,150 – $163,8204,520
6Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$88,090
Bachelor's degree
$58,290 – $132,9402,210
7School Psychologists$82,190
Master's degree
$69,000 – $126,1301,690
8Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$77,710
Bachelor's degree
$54,620 – $128,4601,500
9Chemical Technicians$66,940
Associate's degree
$45,920 – $95,5401,370
10Biological Technicians$60,630
Bachelor's degree
$47,040 – $82,3201,950

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	Biochemists and BiophysicistsDoctoral or professional degree	$134,090	$82,890 – $172,820	3,050
2	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$112,690	$63,910 – $203,840	1,920
3	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,670	$65,880 – $175,310	1,140
4	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$102,950	$63,230 – $210,130	8,020
5	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$95,440	$63,150 – $163,820	4,520
6	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$88,090	$58,290 – $132,940	2,210
7	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$82,190	$69,000 – $126,130	1,690
8	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$77,710	$54,620 – $128,460	1,500
9	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,940	$45,920 – $95,540	1,370
10	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$60,630	$47,040 – $82,320	1,950

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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