How much do History Teachers, Postsecondary make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For History Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $61,000 and the 90th percentile is $151,890. The difference is $90,890, which is 91.9% 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 $68,320 to the 75th at $102,470, covers $34,150.

The mean annual wage is $93,560, which sits below the median of $98,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $83,820 for History Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,414, which is 24.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Pennsylvania median of $98,850.

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 $98,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts History Teachers, Postsecondary at $104,414 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for History Teachers, Postsecondary. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 8 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).).

• Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $81,700 and employment of 110. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,986, against $104,414 here.
• Harrisonburg, VA is 145 miles away, with a median of $82,860 and employment of 50. That median is 16.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,320, against $104,414 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 148 miles away, with a median of $107,730 and employment of 50. That median is 9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,204, against $104,414 here.

Employment share

History Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (190 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.