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Jobs in the Pittsburgh, PA area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Pittsburgh, PA metro area has 1,128 open job postings from 196 employers in our data. 27.9% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $180,000 a year, 5.1% are remote and 28.2% have been open 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.
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).
City by city inside the metro area
| Place | Postings | Employers | Pay listed | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 922 | 156 | 32% | $185,000 |
| Greensburg, PA | 24 | 10 | n/a | – |
| New Kensington, PA | 20 | 5 | n/a | – |
| Bridgeville, PA | 16 | 5 | n/a | – |
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
City pages: Pittsburgh.
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
| 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 | 23 |
Who is hiring, by industry
| Industry | Postings |
|---|---|
| Software & Technology | 246 |
| Education | 219 |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 150 |
| Retail & E-commerce | 111 |
| Manufacturing & Industrial | 108 |
| Other | 58 |
| Real Estate & Construction | 53 |
| Consulting & Professional Services | 42 |
| Media & Entertainment | 38 |
| Financial Services | 32 |
| Energy & Utilities | 32 |
| Logistics & Transportation | 27 |
Employers with the most openings
- Cmu: 212 postings
- Boxlunch: 42 postings
- Langanengineeringandenvironmentalservicesllc: 35 postings
- Blinkhealth: 34 postings
- Duolingo: 32 postings
Federal government hiring
100 federal job announcements open to the public list Pittsburgh, PA, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $104,500. Agencies hiring most: Veterans Health Administration (33), Federal Aviation Administration (17), U.S. Army Reserve Command (7), Department of the Air Force Headquarters (6), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (4). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
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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Free to use with credit: Second Summit, October 2026. Data (CSV) · Data (JSON) · paycheck power chart (SVG) · prices chart (SVG) · industries chart (SVG) · biggest jobs chart (SVG)
Related pages
- State pages: Pennsylvania
- Compare Pittsburgh with other metro areas
- Paycheck calculator: what a salary in Pittsburgh is worth elsewhere
- Mentioned in: October 2026 report
Where it ranks
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)