Physicist salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Darby, Newark.

Also listed as: Medical Physicist, Assistant Physicist

Median salary$78,000

Middle 50%$69.3k–$90k

vs. national median−13%comparison median $90,000

Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,640 and $127,920.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	6
FY2021	$57,081	$56,345	$66,886	10
FY2022	$64,493	$58,150	$109,755	10
FY2023	–	–	–	9
FY2024	–	–	–	9
FY2025	$71,900	$68,921	$91,420	12
FY2026	–	–	–	5

Philadelphia's median Physicist salary of $78,000 is worth about $76,100 at national average prices.

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

All Physicists in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $164,850 in May 2025 (150 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,000, 53% lower.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	too few	7
Temple University--A Commonwealth University	too few	4
Agni Semiconductor	too few	2
precess medical derivatives	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$70,720	$71,900	12

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.