SOC 27-1019 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025

How much do Artists and Related Workers, All Other make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $96,530. The 10th percentile is $44,120 and the 90th percentile is $147,080. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$96,530

10th percentile
$44,120
25th percentile
$74,070
Median
$96,530
75th percentile
$131,600
90th percentile
$147,080
Mean
$98,630

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Denali transit bus driver Gary at Teklanika Rest Stop, August 29, 2019. Photograph by Emily Mesner, National Park Service. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Artists and Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $44,120 and the 90th percentile is $147,080. The difference is $102,960, which is 106.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $74,070 to the 75th at $131,600, covers $57,530.

The mean annual wage is $98,630, which sits above the median of $96,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD median is 35.5% higher than the national median of $71,240 for Artists and Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $94,126, which is 32.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.9% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $86,260.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 102.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $96,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Artists and Related Workers, All Other at $94,126 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Artists and Related Workers, All Other. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 3rd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $132,620 and employment of 100. That median is 37.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,925, against $94,126 here.
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 138 miles away, with a median of $125,050 and employment of 1,410. That median is 29.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,847, against $94,126 here.

Highest-paying jobs in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Artists and Related Workers, All Other by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Artists and Related Workers, All Other make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Artists and Related Workers, All Other in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is $96,530. The 10th percentile is $44,120 and the 90th percentile is $147,080.

How does that compare with the national median for Artists and Related Workers, All Other?

The local median is 35.5% higher than the national median of $71,240.

What is Artists and Related Workers, All Other pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 102.554, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $96,530 is $94,126. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD compare with nearby metros for Artists and Related Workers, All Other?

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 77 miles away, at $132,620. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.