Entry-level Research Manager (Natural Sciences) salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Horsham, West Chester, King Of Prussia, Wilmington, Newark.

Also listed as: Clinical Research Coordinator, Clinical Research Manager

Median salary$91,072
Middle 50%$78.6k–$111.4k
vs. all levels here−9%comparison median $100,475
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,315 and $145,956.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,315
25th$78,603
50th (median)$91,072
75th$111,395
90th$127,705

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $70k $100k FY2020: median $93,434 (11 filings) FY2021: median $57,500 (12 filings) FY2022: median $52,661 (25 filings) FY2023: median $60,320 (21 filings) FY2024: median $50,000 (25 filings) FY2025: median $92,138 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 25 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 25
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$93,434$48,975$107,39511
FY2021$57,500$50,990$94,80612
FY2022$52,661$50,544$56,48525
FY2023$60,320$42,453$63,37821
FY2024$50,000$44,990$76,31525
FY2025$92,138$77,212$109,27014
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median entry-level Research Manager (Natural Sciences) salary of $91,072 is worth about $88,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Natural Sciences Managers in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $172,900 in May 2025 (5,510 employed). The H-1B median here is $91,072, 47% lower.

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
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphiatoo few6
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvaniatoo few4
ClinChoicetoo few2
Institute for Cancer Researchtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $91,072 21
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$78,603$91,07221

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.