How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $76,610 and the 90th percentile is $111,590. The difference is $34,980, which is 43.5% 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 $80,370 to the 75th at $96,890, covers $16,520.

The mean annual wage is $88,660, which sits above the median of $80,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 14.1% lower than the national median of $93,530 for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,894, which is 9.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.5% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $101,050.

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 $80,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $84,894 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 10th of 20 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).).

• Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 44 miles away, with a median of $63,430 and employment of 30. That median is 21.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,250, against $84,894 here.
• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 69 miles away, with a median of $55,340 and employment of 160. That median is 31.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,322, against $84,894 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 75 miles away, with a median of $58,260 and employment of 90. That median is 27.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,163, against $84,894 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (250 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.35 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.