SOC 47-4090 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers in Pittsburgh, PA is $77,370. The 10th percentile is $44,050 and the 90th percentile is $96,000. Employment is 180.

Median annual wage

$77,370

10th percentile
$44,050
25th percentile
$47,450
Median
$77,370
75th percentile
$77,490
90th percentile
$96,000
Mean
$67,390

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers, the published 10th percentile is $44,050 and the 90th percentile is $96,000. The difference is $51,950, which is 67.1% 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 $47,450 to the 75th at $77,490, covers $30,040.

The mean annual wage is $67,390, which sits below the median of $77,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 55% higher than the national median of $49,910 for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $81,725, which is 63.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 40.8% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $54,950.

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 $77,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers at $81,725 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 Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 1st 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).).

  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 75 miles away, with a median of $49,070 and employment of 40. That median is 36.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,884, against $81,725 here.
  • Akron, OH is 91 miles away, with a median of $57,900 and employment of 80. That median is 25.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,011, against $81,725 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $52,760 and employment of 210. That median is 31.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,174, against $81,725 here.

Employment share

Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (180 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers in Pittsburgh, PA is $77,370. The 10th percentile is $44,050 and the 90th percentile is $96,000. Employment is 180.

How does that compare with the national median for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers?

The local median is 55% higher than the national median of $49,910.

What is Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 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 $77,370 is $81,725. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsburgh, PA compare with nearby metros for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers?

Canton-Massillon, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $49,070. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 1st of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.