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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Bicycle Repairers	$41,020	90	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$40,820	1,040	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$40,750	760	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$40,550	240	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$40,530	9,180	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,490	1,430	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$40,430	760	View salary detail
Tellers	$40,200	2,800	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,170	80	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$39,910	210	View salary detail
Material Moving Workers, All Other	$39,900	80	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,880	90	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$39,680	870	View salary detail
Gambling Dealers	$39,500	700	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$39,400	430	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$39,290	100	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$39,190	—	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$39,080	200	View salary detail
Wellhead Pumpers	$39,060	350	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$38,790	—	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$38,740	180	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,710	930	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$38,650	100	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$38,630	130	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,460	2,220	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$38,130	490	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$38,100	4,190	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$38,030	110	View salary detail
Concierges	$38,020	500	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$37,920	130	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$37,790	2,160	View salary detail
Orderlies	$37,740	720	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$37,690	6,650	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$37,540	440	View salary detail
Museum Technicians and Conservators	$37,520	100	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$37,460	110	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$37,300	550	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,170	150	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$37,110	730	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$37,100	150	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$37,040	740	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$36,940	660	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$36,660	490	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$36,650	1,920	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$36,530	3,220	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,500	16,140	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,300	6,100	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,130	13,260	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$36,130	190	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,100	4,890	View 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.