Mid-level Medical School Professor salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mullica Hill, Wynnewood, Newark, Berwyn, Cherry Hill.

Also listed as: Health Sciences Professor, Assistant Professor

Median salary$172,500
Middle 50%$115k–$250.2k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $182,131
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $89,905 and $441,646.
PercentileSalary
10th$91,405
25th$115,000
50th (median)$172,500
75th$250,207
90th$378,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $170k $230k FY2020: median $200,000 (24 filings) FY2021: median $127,600 (21 filings) FY2022: median $175,000 (20 filings) FY2023: median $169,500 (18 filings) FY2024: median $160,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $217,568 (10 filings) FY2026: median $167,500 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 24
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$200,000$122,000$215,00024
FY2021$127,600$112,000$215,00021
FY2022$175,000$122,949$220,56520
FY2023$169,500$152,500$232,22918
FY2024$160,000$118,750$302,50011
FY2025$217,568$141,008$252,14210
FY2026$167,500$115,000$199,73322

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median mid-level Medical School Professor salary of $172,500 is worth about $168,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $108,150 in May 2025 (11,210 employed). The H-1B median here is $172,500, 60% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Temple University--A Commonwealth University$178,53914
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania$138,46614

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $237,031 29
Mid-level · Level II $172,500 32
Senior · Level III $220,311 10
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$61,710$237,03129
Mid-level · Level II$89,863$172,50032
Senior · Level III$118,017$220,31110

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.