How much does City of Philadelphia pay?

City of Philadelphia has a median filed salary of $73,935 across 109 DOL filings, ranging from $66,435 to $87,750.

Does City of Philadelphia pay above market?

City of Philadelphia pays approximately 12% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does City of Philadelphia sponsor?

City of Philadelphia files most often for: 15-1132, 17-2081.00, 17-2051.00, 15-2031.00, Architectural and Civil Drafters.

Where does City of Philadelphia hire?

City of Philadelphia files most DOL cases in: Pennsylvania (85 filings), PE (13 filings), New Jersey (1 filings).

City of Philadelphia Forensic Science Technicians Salary - DOL Verified Data

PA Approval Rate 90.8% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$47,000

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 99

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

90.8%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 1 certified filings

Insufficient data for salary range.

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+0.8%

City of Philadelphia pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

38 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
15-1132	16	$92,846	N/A	$73,715$73,715$92,846$120,000$120,000
17-2081.00	11	$78,279	N/A	$69,000$69,000$78,279$92,711$92,711
17-2051.00	10	$71,841	N/A	$66,494$66,494$71,841$72,576$72,576
15-2031.00	5	$79,000	N/A	$75,000$75,000$79,000$85,000$85,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters	5	$50,000	-22.2%	$50,000$50,000$50,000$60,000$60,000
Urban and Regional Planners	5	$72,500	-13.4%	$63,017$63,017$72,500$80,000$80,000
Accountants and Auditors	4	$66,435	-18.7%	$46,654$46,654$66,435$68,428$68,428
15-1121	4	$115,000	N/A	$110,000$110,000$115,000$120,000$120,000
15-1199	4	$59,934	N/A	$59,868$59,868$59,934$60,000$60,000
15-1252.00	4	$113,322	N/A	$82,000$82,000$113,322$126,574$126,574
Financial Specialists, All Other	3	$45,000	-43.9%	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2051.00	3	$75,000	N/A	$71,870$71,870$75,000$75,000$75,000
13-1082.00	2	$83,025	N/A	$78,300$78,300$83,025$87,750$87,750
Budget Analysts	2	$67,817	-22.9%	$67,205$67,205$67,817$68,428$68,428
15-1122	2	$75,828	N/A	$71,656$71,656$75,828$80,000$80,000
15-1299.09	2	$108,038	N/A	$104,076$104,076$108,038$112,000$112,000
Environmental Engineers	2	$60,000	-42.4%	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3051.00	2	$99,416	N/A	$79,116$79,116$99,416$119,715$119,715
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	2	$60,000	-40.2%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Social Science Research Assistants	2	$77,500	+33.5%	$70,000$70,000$77,500$85,000$85,000
Nov-31	2	$100,500	N/A	$95,000$95,000$100,500$106,000$106,000
13-2011.00	1	$76,606	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2023.00	1	$65,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1212.00	1	$89,903	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1231.00	1	$83,280	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1242.00	1	$80,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1299.02	1	$58,316	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Statisticians	1	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Landscape Architects	1	$46,259	-41.9%	Insufficient data for salary range.
17-1012.00	1	$71,243	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Civil Engineers	1	$64,500	-35.2%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Economists	1	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3099.01	1	$70,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Forensic Science Technicians	1	$47,000	-30.3%	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-4092.00	1	$73,935	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
23-1011.00	1	$77,667	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
27-1029.00	1	$75,000	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Statistical Assistants	1	$45,000	-12.5%	Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Forensic Science Technicians at City of Philadelphia

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Jun 2022	$47,000	$46,613	I	Philadelphia PA	N/A	Certified	LCA

DOL data does not contain worker names. Only employer, salary, and job details are shown.

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?

City of Philadelphia files more than half of its positions at the DOL minimum wage level (Level I). This may indicate systematic use of minimum-permitted wages for sponsored workers.

Hiring Activity

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Filing volume has increased 133% from the prior year, indicating expanding sponsored hiring.

Hiring Locations

PA 85 PE 13 NJ 1

Education Requirements

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2012 to 2025.

City of Philadelphia - Forensic Science Technicians