How much do Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $58,840 and the 90th percentile is $127,040. The difference is $68,200, which is 67.2% 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 $63,570 to the 75th at $125,260, covers $61,690.

The mean annual wage is $93,030, which sits below the median of $101,550. 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 31.4% higher than the national median of $77,270 for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,266, which is 38.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.1% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $83,150.

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 $101,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary at $107,266 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 1st of 5 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 $61,380 and employment of 70. That median is 39.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,351, against $107,266 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 148 miles away, with a median of $64,530. That median is 36.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,413, against $107,266 here.
• Columbus, OH is 161 miles away, with a median of $77,270 and employment of 80. That median is 23.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,937, against $107,266 here.

Employment share

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (80 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (12,630 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.