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Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA: pay, hiring and remote work
In Pittsburgh, 32% of the 922 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $185,000 a year. 5.5% are remote, 17.5% are entry level, and 27% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
- A $180,000 posted salary in the Pittsburgh area buys about what $190,000 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 5% below the national average.
- Posted pay for software developers is 76.3% above the official median wage for software developers in the same metro area.
- Housing costs run 28% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
- 17.9% of postings are entry-level, 16th of 99 metro areas.
- 27.9% of open job postings list a pay range, 32nd of 99 metro areas.
PA has no statewide law requiring a pay range in job postings.
Pittsburgh is part of the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, with suburbs and nearby towns broken out.
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.9% in 2026-08 (4.9% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Pennsylvania, employers had 235,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 3.7% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 0.2% above its February 2020 level and 3.5% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
Posted pay vs official wages
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Closest official occupation | Official median wage (BLS, May 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software developers | $219,500 32 postings | software developers | $124,500 |
Official wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics median annual wage for all workers in that occupation in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area. Posted pay is the middle of the ranges in open postings, so the two measure different things: pay for open jobs versus pay for everyone already employed.
Posted pay by kind of job in Pittsburgh
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Postings with pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software developers | $219,500 | 32 |
| Software engineering | $207,500 | 12 |
| Product and design | $180,000 | 15 |
| Sales | $110,000 | 17 |
Kinds of job are grouped by title wording. Pay is the midpoint of the range in the posting, annualized for hourly postings.
Who is hiring, by industry
| Industry | Postings |
|---|---|
| Software & Technology | 242 |
| Education | 215 |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 111 |
| Manufacturing & Industrial | 62 |
| Retail & E-commerce | 58 |
| Consulting & Professional Services | 41 |
| Other | 39 |
| Media & Entertainment | 38 |
| Real Estate & Construction | 38 |
| Energy & Utilities | 32 |
| Financial Services | 23 |
| Logistics & Transportation | 17 |
Employers with the most openings
- Cmu: 212 postings
- Langanengineeringandenvironmentalservicesllc: 35 postings
- Blinkhealth: 34 postings
- Duolingo: 32 postings
- Voyagertechnologiesinc: 28 postings
What applications ask in Pittsburgh
Among 214 application forms we read: 33.6% ask applicants for a salary expectation, 81.3% ask about visa sponsorship, 54.2% include the equal-opportunity section, and 11.2% carry an AI-use notice. Question wording only; no applicant answers are ever collected.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Pittsburgh, PA area run 5% below the national average, and housing runs 28% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $49,500, which is worth $52,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $180,000 is worth $190,000.
How it compares with similar-sized metro areas
| Metro area | Pay listed | Posted pay | Official wage | Prices | Paycheck power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 27.9% | $180,000 | $49,500 | 94.7 | $52,500 |
| Columbus | 25.7% | $135,000 | $51,500 | 95.5 | $54,000 |
| Indianapolis | 9.9% | $100,000 | $49,500 | 95.7 | $51,500 |
| San Antonio | 20.9% | $113,000 | $47,000 | 94.7 | $49,500 |
| Cincinnati | 20.5% | $98,000 | $50,000 | 95.4 | $52,500 |
| Nashville | 11.3% | $89,500 | $50,500 | 96.3 | $52,500 |
| Kansas City | 20.5% | $115,500 | $51,000 | 92.5 | $55,000 |
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- Metro area: Pittsburgh, PA
- State: Pennsylvania
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