H-1B salaries in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 6,099 certified H-1B filings in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$102,710
Middle 50%$81.6k–$133k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $122,699
Filings6,099FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,418 and $365,020.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,895
25th$81,559
50th (median)$102,710
75th$133,000
90th$170,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $89,149 (4,437 filings) FY2021: median $93,496 (4,107 filings) FY2022: median $97,000 (4,025 filings) FY2023: median $100,000 (3,379 filings) FY2024: median $99,200 (3,362 filings) FY2025: median $98,838 (3,490 filings) FY2026: median $107,255 (2,609 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4,437 filings FY20 FY2021: 4,107 filings FY21 FY2022: 4,025 filings FY22 FY2023: 3,379 filings FY23 FY2024: 3,362 filings FY24 FY2025: 3,490 filings FY25 FY2026: 2,609 filings FY26 4,437
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$89,149$74,963$105,8514,437
FY2021$93,496$80,000$112,0004,107
FY2022$97,000$80,000$120,0004,025
FY2023$100,000$78,582$125,0003,379
FY2024$99,200$78,250$128,0003,362
FY2025$98,838$80,000$130,0003,490
FY2026$107,255$84,032$139,1002,609

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median H-1B salary of $102,710 is worth about $108,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,146Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,389Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)94.7Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$108,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesPA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$119,4751,785
Systems Engineer / Architect$102,398465
Data Scientist$105,000392
QA Engineer$87,714316
Systems Analyst$104,500172
Programmer Analyst$74,734165
Medical Scientist$70,000145
Physician$253,750133
Mechanical Engineer$88,950116
IT Manager$157,440110
Validation Engineer$116,725100
Electrical Engineer$114,98397
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$167,58090
Management Consultant$111,00284
Internal Medicine Physician$72,00379

By job title

Full Stack Developer$101.6k · 80 Java Developer$97.6k · 64 Product Manager$126.3k · 46 DevOps Engineer$100k · 33 Site Reliability Engineer$142k · 33 Systems Engineer$118.1k · 27 .NET Developer$98.2k · 20 Solutions Architect$103.5k · 20 Cloud Engineer$98.2k · 17 Scrum Master$98.2k · 16

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Pittsburgh, PA. Figure: median salary · filings.