Accountant salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Canonsburg, Mckeesport, Bridgeville, Coraopolis, Gibsonia.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$82,328

Middle 50%$67k–$98.1k

vs. national median−13%comparison median $94,973

Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $51,418 and $182,646.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$57,194
25th	$66,950
50th (median)	$82,328
75th	$98,059
90th	$119,700

Salary by year

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	$66,200	$59,509	$90,000	35
FY2021	$67,000	$50,377	$78,349	27
FY2022	$62,000	$49,441	$83,500	26
FY2023	$90,085	$69,300	$108,500	37
FY2024	$80,725	$62,612	$104,220	30
FY2025	$82,328	$65,978	$94,571	31
FY2026	$81,525	$75,250	$100,000	20

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median Accountant salary of $82,328 is worth about $87,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Pittsburgh = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $76,940 in May 2025 (10,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $82,328, 7% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	$87,623	22
Deloitte	too few	6
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing	too few	2
Grant Thornton Advisors	too few	2
Rsm	too few	2
University of Pittsburgh	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$56,097	10
Mid-level · Level II	$78,000	24
Senior · Level III	too few	4
Expert · Level IV	too few	2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$51,418	$56,097	10
Mid-level · Level II	$65,978	$78,000	24

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.