Highest paying jobs in Philadelphia that require a graduate degree

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#50. Political science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $85,570
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 420 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Environmental science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $86,210
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $87,510
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 970 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $92,880
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,200 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $93,690
- Median hourly wage: $45.04
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,840 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#45. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $94,980
- Median hourly wage: $45.66
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 3,170 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#44. Physics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $96,700
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 500 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $97,560
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 330 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Law teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $98,350
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 330 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $98,440
- Median hourly wage: $47.33
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,010 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $98,600
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 3,830 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $99,000
- Median hourly wage: $47.60
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 4,480 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $99,660
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 280 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $99,770
- Median hourly wage: $47.97
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 3,880 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $101,970
- Median hourly wage: $49.02
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 6,120 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Economics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $102,770
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 400 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $103,530
- Median hourly wage: $49.77
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Biochemists and biophysicists

- Median annual wage: $103,620
- Median hourly wage: $49.82
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,130 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $104,940
- Median hourly wage: $50.45
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#31. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $106,360
- Median hourly wage: $51.14
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,230 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $108,020
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,030 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Architecture teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $109,840
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 460 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Economists

- Median annual wage: $112,720
- Median hourly wage: $54.19
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $115,200
- Median hourly wage: $55.39
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 380 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $115,960
- Median hourly wage: $55.75
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,570 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $122,900
- Median hourly wage: $59.09
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $124,020
- Median hourly wage: $59.62
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 4,200 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $125,800
- Median hourly wage: $60.48
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 2,500 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $126,880
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 5,260 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $128,750
- Median hourly wage: $61.90
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 18,450 people (6.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $132,520
- Median hourly wage: $63.71
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 7,050 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $132,940
- Median hourly wage: $63.91
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 260 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#18. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $137,690
- Median hourly wage: $66.20
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 750 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $157,660
- Median hourly wage: $75.80
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,510 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $177,900
- Median hourly wage: $85.53
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 230 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#15. Dentists, all other specialists

- Median annual wage: $192,670
- Median hourly wage: $92.63
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#14. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $204,340
- Median hourly wage: $98.24
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 590 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#13. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $205,880
- Median hourly wage: $98.98
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 980 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $209,850
- Median hourly wage: $100.89
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $218,240
- Median hourly wage: $104.93
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,840 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Anesthesiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 490 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Cardiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 250 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Dermatologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 480 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Emergency medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. General internal medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 460 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Obstetricians and gynecologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Psychiatrists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 520 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Radiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 570 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Surgeons, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 260 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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