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Chief Executive Salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chief executives in Pittsburgh is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chief Executives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$123,030
25th Percentile Wage
$161,210
50th Percentile Wage
$204,490
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $204,490. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $161,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $123,030.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$204,490
11.91% 13.87%
2016
$180,140
-2.31% -
2014
$184,310
4.44% -
2012
$176,130
- -

Table 2. Compare Chief Executive Salary in Pittsburgh with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $204,490, Pittsburgh is the second highest paying city for chief executives in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Williamsport (median annual salary of $205,810). Compared with Williamsport, the median annual salary of chief executives in Pittsburgh is .6 percent (.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Williamsport
$205,810
Pittsburgh
$204,490
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$200,130
York-Hanover
$199,460
Reading
$197,560
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$190,310
Lancaster
$189,830
Erie
$188,700
East Stroudsburg
$188,580
Altoona
$185,720
Johnstown
$183,270
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$168,910
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$168,720
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$145,780
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$140,870
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$134,380
State College
$130,440
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$126,790
Lebanon
$126,750
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$110,330

See also: Top paying jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.