SOC 33-3011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bailiffs make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bailiffs in Pittsburgh, PA is $55,240. The 10th percentile is $28,360 and the 90th percentile is $63,490. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$55,240

10th percentile
$28,360
25th percentile
$47,850
Median
$55,240
75th percentile
$55,240
90th percentile
$63,490
Mean
$51,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bailiffs, the published 10th percentile is $28,360 and the 90th percentile is $63,490. The difference is $35,130, which is 63.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,850 to the 75th at $55,240, covers $7,390.

The mean annual wage is $51,560, which sits below the median of $55,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 2.4% lower than the national median of $56,600 for Bailiffs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,349, which is 3.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.1% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $47,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bailiffs at $58,349 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bailiffs. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 5th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Morgantown, WV is 65 miles away, with a median of $36,940 and employment of 30. That median is 33.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,583, against $58,349 here.
  • Youngstown-Warren, OH is 69 miles away, with a median of $45,400 and employment of 100. That median is 17.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,949, against $58,349 here.
  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 75 miles away, with a median of $46,890 and employment of 50. That median is 15.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,446, against $58,349 here.

Employment share

Bailiffs accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (80 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA · Bailiffs by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Bailiffs make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bailiffs in Pittsburgh, PA is $55,240. The 10th percentile is $28,360 and the 90th percentile is $63,490. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Bailiffs?

The local median is 2.4% lower than the national median of $56,600.

What is Bailiffs pay in Pittsburgh, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $55,240 is $58,349. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsburgh, PA compare with nearby metros for Bailiffs?

Morgantown, WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 65 miles away, at $36,940. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 5th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.