How much do Cooks, Short Order make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Cooks, Short Order, the published 10th percentile is $17,150 and the 90th percentile is $28,760. The difference is $11,610, which is 67.7% 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 $17,150 to the 75th at $18,970, covers $1,820.

The mean annual wage is $20,070, which sits above the median of $17,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 52.2% lower than the national median of $35,880 for Cooks, Short Order. In 2024 national prices the local median is $18,115, which is 49.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.9% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $19,910.

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 $17,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cooks, Short Order at $18,115 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cooks, Short Order. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 22nd of 22 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).).

• Wheeling, WV-OH is 62 miles away, with a median of $27,590 and employment of 70. That median is 60.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,238, against $18,115 here.
• Morgantown, WV is 65 miles away, with a median of $29,210 and employment of 70. That median is 70.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,300, against $18,115 here.
• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 69 miles away, with a median of $29,350 and employment of 180. That median is 71.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,584, against $18,115 here.