Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA are those of psychiatrist, with an average annual salary of $224,800. The second highest-paying jobs are those of family medicine physician, with an average salary of $202,340.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Pittsburgh, PA has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Pittsburgh, PA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Psychiatrists	$224,800	$59,990	100
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$202,340	$19,140	1,700
3	General Pediatricians	$193,440	$180,540	200
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$189,700	$169,420	510
5	Chief Executives	$177,070	$100,820	2,400
6	Physicists	$175,520	$126,590	50
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,030	$102,160	1,670
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$142,360	$97,010	3,790
9	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$140,240	$73,070	140
10	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$131,270	$78,770	120
11	Financial Managers	$130,980	$78,810	4,720
12	Personal Financial Advisors	$129,600	$59,740	2,330
13	Pharmacists	$128,760	$72,230	3,180
14	All Other Managers	$128,500	$78,280	3,980
15	Optometrists	$127,870	$48,960	220
16	Sales Managers	$126,980	$61,240	2,660
17	Purchasing Managers	$126,220	$81,640	470
18	Public Relations Managers	$123,620	$75,620	240
19	Marketing Managers	$122,590	$65,620	1,930
20	Human Resources Managers	$120,330	$77,340	1,390
21	General Dentists	$120,170	$69,990	990
22	Nuclear Engineers	$120,080	$79,690	140
23	Lawyers	$119,110	$58,020	4,530
24	Database Architects	$115,770	$44,550	500
25	Podiatrists	$114,700	$105,700	70
26	Nurse Practitioners	$109,520	$79,580	1,730
27	Construction Managers	$107,910	$72,100	660
28	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$107,900	$61,970	760
29	Chemical Engineers	$107,870	$72,870	300
30	Other Physical Scientists	$107,050	$57,220	120
31	Fundraising Managers	$106,780	$67,630	190
32	Mechanical Engineers	$105,290	$65,130	5,470
33	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$105,190	$56,120	90
34	Materials Scientists	$104,580	$64,810	70
35	Funeral Home Managers	$104,450	$46,940	170
36	Software Developers	$104,350	$65,920	7,900
37	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$104,060	$52,060	740
38	Computer Hardware Engineers	$103,880	$65,690	180
39	Commercial Pilots	$103,520	$60,840	200
40	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$103,490	$72,780	1,510
41	Computer Network Architects	$102,690	$62,400	1,110
42	Information Security Analysts	$102,280	$52,710	800
43	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$101,930	$70,790	340
44	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,780	$67,300	3,840
45	Actuaries	$101,370	$64,730	200
46	Veterinarians	$101,350	$76,240	600
47	Engineers, All Other	$101,300	$64,060	900
48	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$101,230	$62,480	770
49	Industrial Production Managers	$101,190	$64,680	1,370
50	Physician Assistants	$100,840	$81,320	1,290
51	Nurse Midwives	$100,730	$80,380	40
52	Sales Engineers	$100,290	$62,240	640
53	Economists	$100,060	$57,020	70
54	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$99,690	$50,820	800
55	Electrical Engineers	$99,540	$64,550	1,640
56	Postsecondary History Teachers	$99,390	$65,990	170
57	Aerospace Engineers	$98,280	$88,390	40
58	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$97,990	$51,120	590
59	Environmental Engineers	$97,920	$60,670	420
60	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$97,760	$45,760	920
61	Facilities Managers	$97,650	$67,230	640
62	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$97,360	$74,100	260
63	General and Operations Managers	$97,070	$45,370	24,100
64	Physical Therapists	$96,710	$73,200	2,070
65	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$96,290	$59,970	1,250
66	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$96,270	$70,580	60
67	Food Scientists and Technologists	$96,010	$58,350	60
68	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$96,010	$54,690	60
69	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$94,020	$59,780	130
70	Computer Occupations, All Other	$93,980	$54,950	3,490
71	Labor Relations Specialists	$93,350	$35,590	940
72	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$92,630	$67,090	200
73	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$92,040	$45,820	1,110
74	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers	$92,030	$60,140	40
75	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$91,190	$71,680	100
76	Administrative Services Managers	$88,580	$49,510	1,380
77	Training and Development Managers	$88,320	$74,110	200
78	Financial Risk Specialists	$87,410	$60,000	240
79	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$87,400	$46,730	1,360
80	Emergency Management Directors	$87,290	$49,310	50
81	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$86,840	$66,890	60
82	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$86,510	$77,830	140
83	Biomedical Engineers	$85,770	$54,290	210
84	Civil Engineers	$85,470	$60,590	2,810
85	Project Management Specialists	$85,100	$49,300	5,900
86	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$84,740	$51,880	1,080
87	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$84,010	$46,350	720
88	Nuclear Technicians	$83,710	$49,560	210
89	Computer Programmers	$83,550	$49,900	1,120
90	Computer Systems Analysts	$83,290	$60,490	4,690
91	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$83,280	$50,640	200
92	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$82,960	$48,180	170
93	Gas Plant Operators	$82,830	$59,310	150
94	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$82,740	$53,610	260
95	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$82,590	$50,260	130
96	Occupational Therapists	$82,540	$62,790	1,110
97	Power Plant Operators	$82,380	$60,290	180
98	Database Administrators	$82,180	$46,590	580
99	Postsecondary Sociology Teachers	$82,150	$56,270	60
100	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$81,980	$51,680	710

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$166,060
2	Other Specialists Dentists	$153,490
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,730
4	Financial Managers	$130,760
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$130,120
6	Pharmacists	$127,690
7	Marketing Managers	$127,690
8	Petroleum Engineers	$127,690
9	All Other Managers	$127,660
10	Purchasing Managers	$126,630

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$184,080
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$160,610
3	Other Specialists Dentists	$152,950
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,000
5	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$144,720
6	Sales Managers	$143,890
7	Marketing Managers	$136,020
8	Financial Managers	$132,870
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,810
10	Physicists	$127,610

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	General Pediatricians	$182,410
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$170,320
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$148,680
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$143,330
5	Sales Managers	$135,640
6	Financial Managers	$133,150
7	Marketing Managers	$132,480
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$132,280
9	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$129,880
10	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$127,720

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