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

Percentile spread

For Transportation Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $28,230 and the 90th percentile is $55,200. The difference is $26,970, which is 95.5% 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 $28,230 to the 75th at $44,580, covers $16,350.

The mean annual wage is $37,300, which sits above the median of $28,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD median is 38.1% lower than the national median of $45,650 for Transportation Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $27,546, which is 39.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Pennsylvania median of $28,250.

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 $28,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Transportation Workers, All Other at $27,546 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Transportation Workers, All Other. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 5th of 5 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 $43,610 and employment of 60. That median is 54.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,737, against $27,546 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 98 miles away, with a median of $55,220 and employment of 270. That median is 95.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,057, against $27,546 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 138 miles away, with a median of $49,710 and employment of 380. That median is 76% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,654, against $27,546 here.