Epidemiologist salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wilmington, Conshohocken, West Point, Newtown Square, Newark.

Median salary$97,032
Middle 50%$75.3k–$124.2k
vs. national median+14%comparison median $85,028
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,528 and $182,492.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,542
25th$75,286
50th (median)$97,032
75th$124,176
90th$139,154

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median Epidemiologist salary of $97,032 is worth about $94,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Philadelphia = 102.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Epidemiologists in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $81,570 in May 2025 (190 employed). The H-1B median here is $97,032, 19% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
PharmaLextoo few3
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphiatoo few3
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvaniatoo few3
American Cancer Societytoo few2
Cobbs Creek Healthcaretoo few2
Merck Sharp & Dohmetoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.