Market Research Analyst salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Canonsburg, Bridgeville, Cecil, Cranberry Township, Mount Circle.

Also listed as: Marketing Analyst

Median salary$70,013
Middle 50%$61.7k–$79.6k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $85,000
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $41,887 and $105,720.
PercentileSalary
10th$52,146
25th$61,705
50th (median)$70,013
75th$79,630
90th$89,506

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $65,000 (15 filings) FY2021: median $82,004 (12 filings) FY2023: median $75,000 (19 filings) FY2024: median $66,500 (22 filings) FY2026: median $70,013 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 22 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 22
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$65,000$50,614$77,16315
FY2021$82,004$67,500$132,37812
FY2022–––8
FY2023$75,000$54,601$85,00019
FY2024$66,500$52,500$82,60622
FY2025–––7
FY2026$70,013$65,000$77,12516

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median Market Research Analyst salary of $70,013 is worth about $74,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $63,190 in May 2025 (4,940 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,013, 11% 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
Compliance Holdingstoo few2
GNC Holdingstoo few2
Hitachi Energytoo few2
Lorenzo Labstoo few2
National Rubbertoo few2

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 too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.