How much do Life Scientists, All Other make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Life Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $61,710 and the 90th percentile is $107,020. The difference is $45,310, which is 55.6% 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 $73,670 to the 75th at $95,910, covers $22,240.

The mean annual wage is $87,030, which sits above the median of $81,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 13% lower than the national median of $93,750 for Life Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $86,130, which is 8.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $83,680.

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 $81,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Life Scientists, All Other at $86,130 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Life Scientists, All Other. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 148 miles away, with a median of $73,670 and employment of 50. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,678, against $86,130 here.
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 170 miles away, with a median of $126,120 and employment of 340. That median is 54.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,830, against $86,130 here.
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 193 miles away, with a median of $105,900 and employment of 170. That median is 29.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,352, against $86,130 here.

Employment share

Life Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (80 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (7,460 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.50 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.