Highest Paying Jobs In Pittsburgh, PA For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Pittsburgh area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 34 highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Pittsburgh require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Pittsburgh is Cardiothoracic Surgeon, with an average annual salary of $399,268 and an entry-level salary of $210,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Pittsburgh, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Pittsburgh can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Pittsburgh

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Cardiothoracic Surgeon	$399,268	$210,000
2	Anesthesiologist	$392,800	$191,000
3	Transplant Surgeon	$361,059	$192,000
4	Dermatologist	$346,050	$179,000
5	Oncologist	$345,074	$172,000
6	Radiologist	$319,801	$158,000
7	Rheumatologist	$307,650	$148,000
8	Urologist	$304,580	$165,000
9	Hematologist	$299,940	$145,000
10	Staff Anesthesiologist	$299,285	$121,000
11	Assistant Professor Of Surgery	$280,583	$141,000
12	Cardiologist	$274,590	$144,000
13	Physician	$263,537	$140,000
14	Vascular Surgeon	$260,607	$138,000
15	Anesthesiology Resident	$258,740	$121,000
16	Hospitalist Physician	$245,012	$171,000
17	Psychiatrist	$241,708	$152,000
18	Resident Physician In Radiology	$238,246	$122,000
19	Executive Vice President	$238,012	$128,000
20	Neonatologist	$232,559	$103,000
21	Obstetrician/Gynecologist	$231,728	$140,000
22	Associate Professor Of Surgery	$229,234	$124,000
23	Medical Director	$229,198	$148,000
24	Gastroenterologist	$223,173	$137,000
25	Acute Care Physician	$222,670	$138,000
26	Hospitalist	$217,137	$145,000
27	Operator And Truck Driver	$216,181	$112,000
28	Neurologist	$215,388	$123,000
29	Endocrinologist	$215,204	$134,000
30	Ophthalmologist	$214,325	$122,000
31	Primary Care Physician	$213,068	$130,000
32	Nephrologist	$212,143	$130,000
33	Senior Vice President	$212,006	$130,000
34	Family Medicine Physician	$203,045	$128,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Pittsburgh for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Pittsburgh.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Pittsburgh to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Pittsburgh.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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