Mathematics Professor salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Newark, Swarthmore, Villanova, Glassboro, Wilmington.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Visiting Assistant Professor

Median salary$104,767
Middle 50%$92.6k–$130k
vs. national median+20%comparison median $87,000
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,497 and $589,618.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,876
25th$92,556
50th (median)$104,767
75th$130,000
90th$221,900

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $86,208 (10 filings) FY2021: median $63,000 (15 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (27 filings) FY2023: median $85,261 (17 filings) FY2024: median $87,908 (18 filings) FY2025: median $98,129 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 27
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$86,208$80,509$106,37510
FY2021$63,000$53,639$93,71015
FY2022$80,000$70,196$90,23227
FY2023$85,261$66,574$124,19817
FY2024$87,908$62,026$101,30118
FY2025$98,129$91,747$150,00016
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median Mathematics Professor salary of $104,767 is worth about $102,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $82,390 in May 2025 (830 employed). The H-1B median here is $104,767, 27% 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
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvaniatoo few8
University Of Delawaretoo few6
Rowan Universitytoo few2
Swarthmore Collegetoo few2
Temple University--A Commonwealth Universitytoo few2
Villanova Universitytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.