Engineering Professor salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Slippery Rock, Pittsburgh,, Monaca.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Engineering

Median salary$95,468
Middle 50%$64.4k–$117.7k
vs. national median−5%comparison median $100,000
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,974 and $558,562.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,400
25th$64,394
50th (median)$95,468
75th$117,653
90th$143,740

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $76,320 (13 filings) FY2021: median $103,783 (16 filings) FY2022: median $89,588 (12 filings) FY2023: median $80,000 (15 filings) FY2024: median $95,400 (15 filings) FY2025: median $100,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $89,283 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 17
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$76,320$72,215$86,00013
FY2021$103,783$85,750$115,00016
FY2022$89,588$80,188$105,75012
FY2023$80,000$78,898$90,91015
FY2024$95,400$79,760$104,80615
FY2025$100,000$65,000$119,53817
FY2026$89,283$66,590$110,25010

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median Engineering Professor salary of $95,468 is worth about $100,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $77,870 in May 2025 (760 employed). The H-1B median here is $95,468, 23% 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

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Pittsburgh$65,00015
Carnegie Mellon University$128,02010

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $103,000 19
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$61,190$103,00019

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.