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
Police Identification and Records Officers	$95,120	580	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$95,120	580	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$95,120	580	View salary detail
Security Managers	$94,950	1,250	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$94,950	1,250	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$94,680	90	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$94,680	90	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$94,330	1,000	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$93,870	140	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$93,870	140	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$93,870	140	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$93,670	180	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$92,740	120	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$92,510	450	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$92,370	280	View salary detail
Epidemiologists	$91,800	60	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,620	150	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$91,620	80	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$91,620	80	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$91,620	80	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$91,500	710	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$91,420	100	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$90,860	1,170	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$90,860	1,170	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$90,170	90	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$87,800	270	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$87,310	1,160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$86,610	70	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$85,990	5,910	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$85,900	600	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$85,900	600	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$85,630	230	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$85,630	230	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$85,630	230	View salary detail
Biologists	$85,630	230	View salary detail
Geneticists	$85,630	230	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$85,340	420	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$84,800	4,390	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$84,760	90	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$84,740	170	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$84,740	170	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$84,740	170	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$84,660	300	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$84,020	140	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$83,460	830	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$83,190	5,080	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$83,190	5,080	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,150	340	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$83,030	6,000	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$83,030	6,000	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.