Expert IT Manager salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sewickley, Mars, Canonsburg, Mcdonald, Wexford.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$198,561
Middle 50%$190k–$237.7k
vs. all levels here+26%comparison median $157,440
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $180,107 and $293,728.
PercentileSalary
10th$183,914
25th$190,000
50th (median)$198,561
75th$237,745
90th$262,380

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $190k $240k FY2020: median $167,877 (17 filings) FY2021: median $180,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $164,112 (27 filings) FY2024: median $200,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $190,500 (12 filings) FY2026: median $227,739 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 27
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$167,877$150,500$178,70517
FY2021$180,000$169,474$202,75011
FY2022$164,112$164,112$201,20027
FY2023–––8
FY2024$200,000$180,107$222,80015
FY2025$190,500$183,914$212,52412
FY2026$227,739$191,185$251,52416

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median expert IT Manager salary of $198,561 is worth about $209,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $159,090 in May 2025 (5,290 employed). The H-1B median here is $198,561, 25% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
EYtoo few7
Deloittetoo few5
Sigma-Aldrichtoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $138,000 43
Senior · Level III $157,440 26
Expert · Level IV $198,561 28

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$127,421$138,00043
Senior · Level III$153,754$157,44026
Expert · Level IV$183,914$198,56128

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.