What jobs pay in Pittsburgh

$65,230avg. a year, all jobs
$31.36 an hour · 1,114,490 employed

Average and median pay for 67 common jobs in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Pay for 67 jobs in Pittsburgh

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$31,34037,200
General and Operations Managers$122,11031,020
Registered Nurses$88,88029,360
Retail Salespersons$33,99028,700
Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,52027,460
Cashiers$29,84020,950
Office Clerks, General$45,12019,150
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,40018,830
Stockers and Order Fillers$36,81018,060
Customer Service Representatives$44,77017,280
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,80016,140
Waiters and Waitresses$39,63016,120
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,05014,620
Cooks, Restaurant$34,23013,260
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,15012,160
Nursing Assistants$42,82012,140
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,83010,440
Accountants and Auditors$83,10010,430
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,00010,330
Software Developers$126,43010,320
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,7309,600
Security Guards$39,5309,250
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,9709,250
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$44,3209,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,7708,760
Construction Laborers$54,2808,620
Bartenders$34,8208,370
Light Truck Drivers$45,1708,180
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,8707,640
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$49,2707,430
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$76,3507,330
Project Management Specialists$103,2207,280
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$33,5807,230
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,3206,690
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,9106,650
Financial Managers$155,8606,460
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$52,9206,430
Human Resources Specialists$73,0806,280
Physicians, All Other$229,9606,260
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$57,2206,110
Receptionists and Information Clerks$36,8206,100
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$43,2606,020
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$89,2506,000
Medical and Health Services Managers$113,0305,990
Carpenters$66,5205,920
Management Analysts$97,1605,910
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,8505,800
Bus Drivers, School$46,6305,570
Lawyers$159,7605,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,1905,290
Computer User Support Specialists$60,9205,270
Computer Systems Analysts$96,8705,230
Electricians$75,3405,210
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,7905,150
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$83,5305,080
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$68,6705,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$72,0904,940
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,4704,890
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,5004,830
Medical Assistants$42,1404,810
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$88,9704,760
Dishwashers$30,2504,280
Pharmacy Technicians$42,8004,270
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$33,1004,250
Civil Engineers$102,7104,210
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$43,8004,190
Social and Human Service Assistants$44,3104,140
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 38300). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.