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Anesthesiologist Assistants Salary in Pittsburgh, PA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Anesthesiologist Assistants in Pittsburgh, PA have a median annual salary of $125,230, with 2,560 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $98,630 at the 10th percentile to $146,930 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$125,230

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$60.21

Employment

2,560

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$98,630
10th
$106,580
25th
$125,230
Median
$133,180
75th
$146,930
90th

Local compared with national

Pittsburgh, PA

$125,230

Median annual · 2025

United States

$135,880

Median annual · 2025

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 7.8% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $10,650).

Top skills

  1. 1.MonitoringImportance 4.1
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Active LearningImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.6
  8. 8.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.5
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4
  10. 10.WritingImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Service OrientationImportance 3.3
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
None
Job zone
5

Technology used

  • Allscripts PM
  • athenahealth athenaCollector
  • Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR
  • Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR
  • Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
  • CareCloud Central
  • Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Email software
  • Epic Practice Management
  • GalacTek ECLIPSE
  • GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution
  • Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE
  • HealthFusion MediTouch
  • IOS Health Systems Medios EHR

Common tasks

  • Provide airway management interventions including tracheal intubation, fiber optics, or ventilary support.
  • Assist anesthesiologists in monitoring of patients, including electrocardiogram (EKG), direct arterial pressure, central venous pressure, arterial blood gas, hematocrit, or routine measurement of temperature, respiration, blood pressure or heart rate.
  • Control anesthesia levels during procedures.
  • Administer anesthetic, adjuvant, or accessory drugs under the direction of an anesthesiologist.
  • Pretest and calibrate anesthesia delivery systems and monitors.
  • Respond to emergency situations by providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), or pediatric advanced life support (PALS).
  • Collect and document patients' pre-anesthetic health histories.
  • Administer blood, blood products, or supportive fluids.
  • Verify availability of operating room supplies, medications, and gases.
  • Assist anesthesiologists in performing anesthetic procedures, such as epidural or spinal injections.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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