Carnegie Mellon University salaries in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 187 certified H-1B filings by Carnegie Mellon University in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$85,000

Middle 50%$67k–$111.4k

vs. all employers here−17%comparison median $102,710

Filings187FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,499 and $237,995.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$80,000	$63,027	$99,250	106
FY2021	$75,534	$65,000	$105,294	116
FY2022	$72,390	$60,000	$100,000	142
FY2023	$80,000	$65,000	$110,000	118
FY2024	$81,877	$65,000	$108,888	104
FY2025	$86,481	$67,872	$108,736	110
FY2026	$80,145	$66,840	$117,832	77

Job	Median here	Filings
Software Engineer	$80,250	24
Computer Science Professor	$142,801	16
Research Scientist (Computer Science)	$80,145	14
Validation Engineer	$97,850	12
Engineering Professor	$128,020	10
Data Scientist	too few	7
Mechanical Engineer	too few	7
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	too few	7
Medical Scientist	too few	7
Chemist	too few	7
Business Professor	too few	7
Biomedical Engineer	too few	5
Remote Sensing Scientist	too few	5
Instructional Coordinator	too few	5
Postsecondary Education Administrator	too few	4

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Job	Median here	Filings
Life Scientist	too few	4
Physics Teacher	too few	4
Foreign Language Professor	too few	4
Regulatory Affairs Specialist	too few	3
Mathematics Professor	too few	3
Chemistry Teacher	too few	3
Economics Professor	too few	3
Chemical Engineer	too few	2
Civil Engineer	too few	2
Electrical Engineer	too few	2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Pittsburgh, PA.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.