Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wilmington, Delran, Newark, Hatfield, King Of Prussia.

Also listed as: Compliance Specialist

Median salary$90,340

Middle 50%$89.1k–$97.6k

vs. all levels here+3%comparison median $87,360

Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,245 and $135,170.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$87,535
25th	$89,107
50th (median)	$90,340
75th	$97,638
90th	$102,900

Salary by year

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	$96,342	$79,664	$101,124	10
FY2021	–	–	–	8
FY2022	–	–	–	4
FY2023	$83,164	$80,974	$92,450	10
FY2024	–	–	–	2
FY2025	$94,840	$89,330	$97,850	14
FY2026	–	–	–	8

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist salary of $90,340 is worth about $88,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Regulatory Affairs Specialists in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $83,000 in May 2025 (8,370 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,340, 9% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Medtronic	too few	4
Zenith LifeScience	too few	4
Globus Medical	too few	3
De Lage Landen Financial Services	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$61,419	10
Mid-level · Level II	$75,359	33
Senior · Level III	$90,340	22
Expert · Level IV	$133,740	16

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$55,765	$61,419	10
Mid-level · Level II	$70,637	$75,359	33
Senior · Level III	$85,488	$90,340	22
Expert · Level IV	$105,810	$133,740	16

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.