Salaries in Philadelphia.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.09x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$367,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$151,000

Fintech DevOps Engineer

Entry Level

$37,000

Data Entry Specialist

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Philadelphia, PA has a cost-of-living index of 1.09x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $367,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $151,000. Philadelphia combines a robust healthcare and life sciences sector with established finance and higher education institutions.

About the Philadelphia market

Philadelphia combines a robust healthcare and life sciences sector with established finance and higher education institutions. The city's pharmaceutical corridor is among the strongest in the country. Tech growth has accelerated, particularly in health tech and enterprise software, offering salaries that stretch further than in nearby New York.

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Top 50 salaries in Philadelphia

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$367,000	$312,000 – $477,000
2	SVP of Product	$364,000	$309,000 – $473,000
3	SVP of Technology	$364,000	$309,000 – $473,000
4	Chief Security Officer	$363,000	$283,000 – $472,000
5	SVP of Finance	$360,000	$306,000 – $468,000
6	Senior VP of Product	$359,000	$281,000 – $467,000
7	SVP of Engineering	$350,000	$297,000 – $454,000
8	SVP of Data	$346,000	$294,000 – $450,000
9	VP of AI Engineering	$343,000	$292,000 – $447,000
10	SVP of AI Innovation	$343,000	$291,000 – $445,000
11	VP of Mobile	$343,000	$292,000 – $447,000
12	VP of Data	$343,000	$292,000 – $447,000
13	Chief AI Officer	$341,000	$253,000 – $440,000
14	Chief Strategy Officer	$341,000	$266,000 – $444,000
15	VP of Engineering	$340,000	$290,000 – $442,000
16	VP of Data Science	$340,000	$290,000 – $442,000
17	VP of AI Research	$340,000	$290,000 – $442,000
18	Chief Legal Officer	$340,000	$265,000 – $442,000
19	VP of Risk	$340,000	$289,000 – $442,000
20	VP of Partner Engineering	$340,000	$290,000 – $442,000
21	VP of Solutions Engineering	$340,000	$290,000 – $442,000
22	VP of Database Engineering	$340,000	$290,000 – $442,000
23	Chief Architect	$337,000	$286,000 – $438,000
24	Senior VP of Design	$335,000	$262,000 – $435,000
25	Chief Science Officer	$335,000	$261,000 – $435,000
26	VP of IT	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
27	VP of Infrastructure	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
28	VP of Support Engineering	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
29	VP of Network Engineering	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
30	VP of Core Engineering	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
31	VP of Quality	$334,000	$284,000 – $434,000
32	Chief Design Officer	$331,000	$258,000 – $431,000
33	VP of Information Security	$330,000	$281,000 – $429,000
34	VP of Security Engineering	$330,000	$281,000 – $429,000
35	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$330,000	$281,000 – $429,000
36	Chief Technology Officer	$329,000	$244,000 – $431,000
37	Chief Growth Officer	$329,000	$256,000 – $427,000
38	Chief Commercial Officer	$328,000	$256,000 – $427,000
39	VP of AI	$327,000	$278,000 – $425,000
40	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$327,000	$255,000 – $425,000
41	SVP of Sales	$327,000	$255,000 – $425,000
42	SVP of Marketing	$326,000	$254,000 – $423,000
43	VP of AI Product	$324,000	$276,000 – $421,000
44	VP of Data Engineering	$324,000	$276,000 – $421,000
45	VP of Cloud	$324,000	$276,000 – $421,000
46	Chief Data & AI Officer	$322,000	$240,000 – $420,000
47	Chief Transformation Officer	$322,000	$251,000 – $419,000
48	Chief Risk Officer	$322,000	$251,000 – $419,000
49	VP of Machine Learning	$320,000	$273,000 – $417,000
50	VP of Platform Engineering	$320,000	$273,000 – $417,000

Tax considerations

Pennsylvania has a flat 3.07% state income tax, but Philadelphia adds a 3.75% city wage tax for residents. This combined local burden is worth factoring into salary negotiations.

Negotiating in Philadelphia

Account for the Philadelphia wage tax in your ask. Request a 5 to 8% premium over suburban offers to offset the city's local tax on all earned income.

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