Medical Scientist salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 145 certified H-1B filings in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Murrysville.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$70,000

Middle 50%$64.4k–$78k

vs. national median−7%comparison median $75,324

Filings145FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,444 and $152,923.

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	$75,000	$52,896	$216,669	184
FY2021	$56,884	$52,704	$70,000	122
FY2022	$58,000	$53,760	$70,000	105
FY2023	$58,454	$54,840	$68,643	116
FY2024	$65,000	$59,796	$73,500	95
FY2025	$68,147	$62,883	$77,485	100
FY2026	$71,500	$67,983	$78,000	45

Pittsburgh's median Medical Scientist salary of $70,000 is worth about $73,900 at national average prices.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
University of Pittsburgh	$70,000	133
Carnegie Mellon University	too few	7
Allegheny Singer Research Institute	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$56,368	$69,180	141

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.