SOC 29-1128 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Exercise Physiologists make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Exercise Physiologists in Pittsburgh, PA is $42,240. The 10th percentile is $35,750 and the 90th percentile is $62,540. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$42,240

10th percentile
$35,750
25th percentile
$41,430
Median
$42,240
75th percentile
$59,030
90th percentile
$62,540
Mean
$50,320

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Exercise Physiologists, the published 10th percentile is $35,750 and the 90th percentile is $62,540. The difference is $26,790, which is 63.4% 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 $41,430 to the 75th at $59,030, covers $17,600.

The mean annual wage is $50,320, which sits above the median of $42,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 29% lower than the national median of $59,460 for Exercise Physiologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,618, which is 25% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.1% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $48,040.

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 $42,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Exercise Physiologists at $44,618 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Exercise Physiologists. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 7th of 7 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).).

  • Akron, OH is 91 miles away, with a median of $48,710 and employment of 30. That median is 15.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,169, against $44,618 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $58,400 and employment of 70. That median is 38.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,179, against $44,618 here.
  • Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 148 miles away, with a median of $50,140 and employment of 30. That median is 18.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,826, against $44,618 here.

Employment share

Exercise Physiologists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (130 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (8,560 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.12 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 · Exercise Physiologists 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 Exercise Physiologists make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Exercise Physiologists in Pittsburgh, PA is $42,240. The 10th percentile is $35,750 and the 90th percentile is $62,540. Employment is 130.

How does that compare with the national median for Exercise Physiologists?

The local median is 29% lower than the national median of $59,460.

What is Exercise Physiologists 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 $42,240 is $44,618. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsburgh, PA compare with nearby metros for Exercise Physiologists?

Akron, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 91 miles away, at $48,710. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 7th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.