Senior Medical Technologist salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Jefferson Hills, Butler, Canonsburg, Kittanning, Monroeville.

Also listed as: Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Median salary$67,527
Middle 50%$65.3k–$72.2k
vs. all levels here−0%comparison median $67,558
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,661 and $76,194.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,318
25th$65,322
50th (median)$67,527
75th$72,244
90th$74,818

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $55k $70k FY2020: median $51,813 (10 filings) FY2021: median $53,862 (10 filings) FY2023: median $58,666 (14 filings) FY2024: median $60,632 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 10 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 4 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 14
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$51,813$50,107$53,51810
FY2021$53,862$52,978$55,43210
FY2022–––4
FY2023$58,666$57,060$59,93514
FY2024$60,632$59,946$62,15013
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median senior Medical Technologist salary of $67,527 is worth about $71,300 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
West Penn Allegheny Health Systemtoo few4
Canonsburg General Hospitaltoo few3
Jefferson Regional Medical Centertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III $67,527 12
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$58,261$67,52712

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.