Philadelphia and Allegheny County, PA · 2025 pay · 483 people
How much are scientists and science technicians paid in Philadelphia and Allegheny County, PA?
$73,036typical pay for scientists and science technicians, 2025
$56,927 – $87,271what most people earned
Counts everyone paid during the year, including part-year workers, in the 16 jobs listed below (part-time-schedule titles left out).
✓ Official data from City of Philadelphia · Matches the agency's latest release · phila.gov ↗✓ Official data from Allegheny County · Matches the agency's latest release · alleghenycounty.us ↗
Pay by job
Typical pay counts everyone paid during each job's latest year.
- Forensic Scientist88 people$94,500
- Public Health Program Analyst77 people$74,292
- City Planner56 people$80,205
- Science Technician40 people$62,488
- Sanitarian Specialist36 people$74,007
- Police Forensic Science Technician34 people$64,915
- Environmental Health Spe S - Y32 people$45,722
- Forensic Investigator24 people$61,169
- Environmental Scientist Specialist20 people$77,029
- Sanitarian Supervisor17 people$84,149
- City Planner Supervisor16 people$100,636
- Forensic Technician11 people$84,978
- Environmental Health Inspector9 people$61,534
- Environmental Health Specialist8 people$58,925
- Research Analyst8 people$97,783
- Environmental Scientist7 people$64,536
No jobs match.
Other job groups in Pennsylvania
- Police, fire and security10,026 people$110,264
- Office and administrative support4,292 people$46,838
- Managers2,120 people$86,287
- Social work and counseling1,567 people$71,385
- Cleaning and grounds1,558 people$36,437
- Legal jobs1,194 people$70,964
- Construction and trades1,160 people$69,336
- Drivers and transportation1,033 people$53,302
- Teachers and librarians994 people$9,476
- Maintenance and repair920 people$70,319
- Business and finance jobs874 people$80,016
- Engineers and architects666 people$79,894
- Doctors, nurses and health professionals624 people$94,403
- Computer and IT jobs472 people$76,511
- Arts, media and sports165 people$62,238
Jobs are grouped by the federal Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 2018) major groups. This page: Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (SOC 19-0000). Job titles we could not place with confidence are left out. "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this