SOC 53-5011 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Sailors and Marine Oilers make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sailors and Marine Oilers in Pittsburgh, PA is $37,920. The 10th percentile is $37,750 and the 90th percentile is $45,150. Employment is 130.

Median annual wage

$37,920

10th percentile
$37,750
25th percentile
$37,750
Median
$37,920
75th percentile
$44,120
90th percentile
$45,150
Mean
$40,480

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Sailors and Marine Oilers, the published 10th percentile is $37,750 and the 90th percentile is $45,150. The difference is $7,400, which is 19.5% 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 $37,750 to the 75th at $44,120, covers $6,370.

The mean annual wage is $40,480, which sits above the median of $37,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 26.4% lower than the national median of $51,520 for Sailors and Marine Oilers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,055, which is 22.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $38,810.

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 $37,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sailors and Marine Oilers at $40,055 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 Sailors and Marine Oilers. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 4th 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).).

  • Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $53,520 and employment of 50. That median is 41.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,983, against $40,055 here.
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 170 miles away, with a median of $52,110 and employment of 120. That median is 37.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,858, against $40,055 here.
  • Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is 186 miles away, with a median of $38,480 and employment of 70. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,149, against $40,055 here.

Employment share

Sailors and Marine Oilers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (130 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (31,670 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 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 Sailors and Marine Oilers make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Sailors and Marine Oilers in Pittsburgh, PA is $37,920. The 10th percentile is $37,750 and the 90th percentile is $45,150. Employment is 130.

How does that compare with the national median for Sailors and Marine Oilers?

The local median is 26.4% lower than the national median of $51,520.

What is Sailors and Marine Oilers 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 $37,920 is $40,055. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsburgh, PA compare with nearby metros for Sailors and Marine Oilers?

Cleveland, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 116 miles away, at $53,520. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.