Highest-paying Jobs in Pittsburgh

#50. Electronics engineers, except computer

- Median annual wage: $106,660
- Median hourly wage: $51.28
- Total employment: 190 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $106,910
- Median hourly wage: $51.40
- Total employment: 70 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $107,680
- Median hourly wage: $51.77
- Total employment: 2,300 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Aerospace engineers

- Median annual wage: $108,360
- Median hourly wage: $52.10
- Total employment: 70 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

- Median annual wage: $108,870
- Median hourly wage: $52.34
- Total employment: 150 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Public relations managers

- Median annual wage: $109,150
- Median hourly wage: $52.48
- Total employment: 390 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers

- Median annual wage: $109,760
- Median hourly wage: $52.77
- Total employment: 120 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $109,970
- Median hourly wage: $52.87
- Total employment: 120 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $111,150
- Median hourly wage: $53.44
- Total employment: 2,000 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $113,580
- Median hourly wage: $54.61
- Total employment: 270 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Economists

- Median annual wage: $116,880
- Median hourly wage: $56.19
- Total employment: 70 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $117,850
- Median hourly wage: $56.66
- Total employment: 1,150 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $119,540
- Median hourly wage: $57.47
- Total employment: Not available

#37. Physical scientists, all other

- Median annual wage: $121,160
- Median hourly wage: $58.25
- Total employment: 120 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $122,350
- Median hourly wage: $58.82
- Total employment: 8,820 people (7.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Purchasing managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $122,580
- Median hourly wage: $58.93
- Total employment: 600 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Computer hardware engineers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $122,580
- Median hourly wage: $58.93
- Total employment: 200 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Marketing managers

- Median annual wage: $123,120
- Median hourly wage: $59.19
- Total employment: 2,010 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $124,500
- Median hourly wage: $59.86
- Total employment: 580 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Sales managers

- Median annual wage: $125,010
- Median hourly wage: $60.10
- Total employment: 4,010 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $125,570
- Median hourly wage: $60.37
- Total employment: 4,570 people (4.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $125,870
- Median hourly wage: $60.51
- Total employment: 5,600 people (5.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Economics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $125,950
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 130 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Database architects

- Median annual wage: $126,410
- Median hourly wage: $60.78
- Total employment: 440 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Medical dosimetrists

- Median annual wage: $126,530
- Median hourly wage: $60.83
- Total employment: Not available

#25. Human resources managers

- Median annual wage: $128,480
- Median hourly wage: $61.77
- Total employment: 1,510 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Compensation and benefits managers

- Median annual wage: $129,830
- Median hourly wage: $62.42
- Total employment: 150 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $131,610
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 240 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $131,730
- Median hourly wage: $63.33
- Total employment: 80 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $131,950
- Median hourly wage: $63.44
- Total employment: 3,540 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $132,290
- Median hourly wage: $63.60
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Chemical engineers

- Median annual wage: $133,880
- Median hourly wage: $64.36
- Total employment: 170 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Nuclear engineers

- Median annual wage: $134,580
- Median hourly wage: $64.70
- Total employment: 210 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Financial managers

- Median annual wage: $134,740
- Median hourly wage: $64.78
- Total employment: 5,980 people (5.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Architectural and engineering managers

- Median annual wage: $144,570
- Median hourly wage: $69.51
- Total employment: 1,880 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $145,350
- Median hourly wage: $69.88
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $153,730
- Median hourly wage: $73.91
- Total employment: 750 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Computer and information systems managers

- Median annual wage: $154,870
- Median hourly wage: $74.46
- Total employment: 4,360 people (3.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $172,490
- Median hourly wage: $82.93
- Total employment: 4,830 people (4.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $195,050
- Median hourly wage: $93.77
- Total employment: 510 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $207,380
- Median hourly wage: $99.70
- Total employment: 530 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Chief executives

- Median annual wage: $210,810
- Median hourly wage: $101.35
- Total employment: 2,560 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $211,600
- Median hourly wage: $101.73
- Total employment: Not available

#7. General internal medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $212,080
- Median hourly wage: $101.96
- Total employment: Not available

#6. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $227,200
- Median hourly wage: $109.23
- Total employment: 150 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Radiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 170 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Family medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 1,470 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Anesthesiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: Not available

#1. Orthodontists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: Not available

#1. Physicians, pathologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

Highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh