High paying tech and IT jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Every tech and IT 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 tech and IT 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

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,470
Bachelor's degree
$109,990 – $280,23015,090
2Database Architects$163,590
Bachelor's degree
$96,720 – $207,0201,500
3Computer Network Architects$138,850
Bachelor's degree
$87,370 – $205,1403,070
4Software Developers$133,040
Bachelor's degree
$82,960 – $190,18028,480
5Information Security Analysts$132,560
Bachelor's degree
$75,830 – $186,5302,710
6Computer Occupations, All Other$121,990
Bachelor's degree
$61,600 – $171,8507,360
7Data Scientists$109,910
Bachelor's degree
$67,950 – $181,5606,480
8Statisticians$105,820
Master's degree
$66,080 – $171,620920
9Computer Systems Analysts$105,050
Bachelor's degree
$72,150 – $156,8708,520
10Database Administrators$104,930
Bachelor's degree
$65,150 – $166,9601,580
11Web and Digital Interface Designers$104,840
Bachelor's degree
$55,760 – $164,9901,420
12Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$102,740
Bachelor's degree
$63,240 – $144,4702,650
13Computer Programmers$101,420
Bachelor's degree
$58,280 – $172,4501,770
14Network and Computer Systems Administrators$100,460
Bachelor's degree
$64,960 – $148,1104,050
15Operations Research Analysts$100,460
Bachelor's degree
$63,030 – $142,0101,700
16Computer Network Support Specialists$81,230
Associate's degree
$50,000 – $135,4702,080
17Computer User Support Specialists$62,210
Some college, no degree
$42,560 – $96,45012,850

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	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,470	$109,990 – $280,230	15,090
2	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$163,590	$96,720 – $207,020	1,500
3	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$138,850	$87,370 – $205,140	3,070
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$133,040	$82,960 – $190,180	28,480
5	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$132,560	$75,830 – $186,530	2,710
6	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$121,990	$61,600 – $171,850	7,360
7	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$109,910	$67,950 – $181,560	6,480
8	StatisticiansMaster's degree	$105,820	$66,080 – $171,620	920
9	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$105,050	$72,150 – $156,870	8,520
10	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$104,930	$65,150 – $166,960	1,580
11	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$104,840	$55,760 – $164,990	1,420
12	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$102,740	$63,240 – $144,470	2,650
13	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$101,420	$58,280 – $172,450	1,770
14	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$100,460	$64,960 – $148,110	4,050
15	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$100,460	$63,030 – $142,010	1,700
16	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$81,230	$50,000 – $135,470	2,080
17	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$62,210	$42,560 – $96,450	12,850

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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