How much do Engineers, All Other make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Engineers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $62,970 and the 90th percentile is $161,530. The difference is $98,560, which is 87.7% 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 $79,290 to the 75th at $138,010, covers $58,720.

The mean annual wage is $112,770, which sits above the median of $112,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 8.5% lower than the national median of $122,930 for Engineers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,748, which is 3.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $108,950.

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 $112,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineers, All Other at $118,748 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineers, All Other. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 9th of 19 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 $122,470 and employment of 50. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,662, against $118,748 here.
• Morgantown, WV is 65 miles away, with a median of $131,990 and employment of 190. That median is 17.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,434, against $118,748 here.
• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 69 miles away, with a median of $102,560 and employment of 100. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,354, against $118,748 here.

Employment share

Engineers, All Other accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (870 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,070 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.79 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.