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
Instructional Coordinators	$69,720	1,180	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$69,550	540	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,420	110	View salary detail
Electricians	$69,340	5,210	View salary detail
Special Effects Artists and Animators	$69,300	—	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$69,150	1,260	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$69,030	2,330	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$68,810	110	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$68,160	1,070	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$67,930	250	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$67,870	1,350	View salary detail
Audiologists	$67,650	120	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$67,260	760	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$67,050	340	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$67,050	340	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$66,500	220	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$66,330	50	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$66,320	1,340	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$65,880	190	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$65,750	230	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$65,640	660	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$65,640	660	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$65,640	660	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$65,640	660	View salary detail
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$65,590	70	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$65,530	2,100	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$65,530	50	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$65,480	1,020	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$65,360	540	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$65,360	540	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$65,360	540	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$65,360	540	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$65,270	310	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$65,260	6,280	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$64,800	1,810	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$64,610	1,210	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$64,610	1,210	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$64,430	—	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$64,420	200	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$64,360	280	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$64,120	—	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$63,830	110	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$63,690	410	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$63,690	410	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$63,690	410	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$63,620	2,620	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$63,480	120	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$63,370	7,330	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$63,310	1,500	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,270	8,760	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.