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Average Etchers And Engravers Salary in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Etchers And Engravers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earn a median annual salary of $52,980, which is +22.3% compared to the national median. There are 90 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (metro area).

$52,980
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD median annual wage
$25/hour median
+22.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $43,310
90
Local employment
0.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.59
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$36,900
25th
$45,840
Median
$52,980
75th
$54,080
90th
$55,890

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
102.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$51,661
Goods: 96.8%
Services: 114.4%
Rents: 113.1%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $64,630 Compare N/A
Columbus, OH $63,860 Compare N/A
Cleveland, OH $62,580 Compare N/A
Green Bay, WI $60,720 Compare N/A
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $58,020 Compare 430
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $57,770 Compare 90

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $452,940 1.10
Emergency Medicine Physicians $380,800 0.50
Physicians, Pathologists $365,830 0.42
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $341,810 0.51
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $320,040 0.64
Orthodontists $311,180 N/A
Family Medicine Physicians $294,430 0.89
Chief Executives $292,770 1.08

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has salary data for 734 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Etchers And Engravers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Etchers And Engravers are projected to change by -0.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.