Salaries in Pittsburgh.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.92x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$313,000

Chief Security Officer

Median of All Roles

$127,000

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Entry Level

$30,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Pittsburgh, PA has a cost-of-living index of 0.92x the national average. The highest-paying role is Chief Security Officer at $313,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $127,000. Pittsburgh has reinvented itself from a steel city into a hub for robotics, autonomous vehicles, and healthcare technology.

About the Pittsburgh market

Pittsburgh has reinvented itself from a steel city into a hub for robotics, autonomous vehicles, and healthcare technology. Carnegie Mellon University feeds a strong talent pipeline into AI and robotics companies. The city's low cost of living combined with world class research institutions makes it a hidden gem for technology professionals.

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Top 50 salaries in Pittsburgh

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Chief Security Officer	$313,000	$244,000 – $407,000
2	Senior VP of Product	$306,000	$239,000 – $398,000
3	SVP of Technology	$301,000	$256,000 – $391,000
4	SVP of AI Innovation	$298,000	$253,000 – $387,000
5	SVP of Product	$298,000	$253,000 – $387,000
6	Senior VP of Security	$297,000	$253,000 – $386,000
7	SVP of Engineering	$292,000	$248,000 – $380,000
8	SVP of Data	$292,000	$248,000 – $380,000
9	SVP of Finance	$292,000	$249,000 – $380,000
10	VP of Analytics	$290,000	$247,000 – $377,000
11	VP of Database Engineering	$290,000	$247,000 – $377,000
12	Chief Strategy Officer	$288,000	$225,000 – $374,000
13	VP of Infrastructure	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
14	VP of Privacy	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
15	VP of Risk	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
16	VP of Solutions Engineering	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
17	VP of Quality	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
18	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
19	Chief Science Officer	$285,000	$223,000 – $371,000
20	VP of Engineering	$284,000	$242,000 – $370,000
21	VP of AI Engineering	$284,000	$242,000 – $370,000
22	VP of Network Engineering	$284,000	$242,000 – $370,000
23	VP of Cybersecurity	$284,000	$242,000 – $370,000
24	VP of AI	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
25	VP of Machine Learning	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
26	VP of Platform Engineering	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
27	Chief Legal Officer	$282,000	$220,000 – $366,000
28	VP of Field Engineering	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
29	Senior Head of Security	$280,000	$238,000 – $363,000
30	Chief AI Officer	$279,000	$207,000 – $361,000
31	VP of AI Product	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
32	VP of Data Science	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
33	VP of IT	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
34	VP of Mobile	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
35	VP of Security Engineering	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
36	VP of Application Engineering	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
37	Chief Technology Officer	$277,000	$206,000 – $364,000
38	Senior VP of Design	$277,000	$216,000 – $360,000
39	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$276,000	$215,000 – $359,000
40	VP of Data	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000
41	VP of Information Technology	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000
42	VP of Technical Support	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000
43	Chief Commercial Officer	$274,000	$214,000 – $357,000
44	VP of Data Engineering	$273,000	$233,000 – $355,000
45	VP of Security	$273,000	$233,000 – $355,000
46	Chief Architect	$273,000	$232,000 – $355,000
47	VP of Information Security	$273,000	$233,000 – $355,000
48	SVP of Design	$273,000	$212,000 – $355,000
49	Chief Growth Officer	$272,000	$212,000 – $354,000
50	Chief Design Officer	$271,000	$212,000 – $353,000

Tax considerations

Pennsylvania's flat 3.07% state tax is low, but Pittsburgh adds a local earned income tax of about 3%. Combined with the school district tax, local taxes require attention in negotiations.

Negotiating in Pittsburgh

Highlight robotics or AI specialization. Pittsburgh employers tied to CMU's research ecosystem pay nationally competitive salaries for candidates with advanced technical skills.

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