Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Pittsburgh, PA

764 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Pittsburgh, PA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Audio and Video Technicians$50,500690View salary detail
Surgical Assistants$50,410View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants$50,070170View salary detail
Community Health Workers$49,940370View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$49,930140View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,9101,290View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$49,810340View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$49,8003,120View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,7301,220View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers$49,7102,270View salary detail
Costume Attendants$49,66070View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$49,610100View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$49,570View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,4901,260View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors$49,4401,000View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$49,260460View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,25010,330View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,230260View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$49,20090View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,170720View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$49,14060View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,12080View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,0904,020View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians$49,060220View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$49,040680View salary detail
Food Science Technicians$48,97030View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,960100View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,9006,430View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,890420View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$48,890120View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,7601,030View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$48,700110View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,590330View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,530680View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$48,440200View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$48,310190View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,2801,250View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$48,240160View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$48,240160View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$48,030370View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$47,830800View salary detail
Biological Technicians$47,810320View salary detail
Statistical Assistants$47,74050View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$47,710View salary detail
Dental Assistants$47,6902,260View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$47,610130View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$47,5701,810View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks$47,570220View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$47,550150View salary detail
Travel Agents$47,540240View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.