Project Manager salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Cranberry Township, Murrysville, Bridgeville, Coraopolis, Cranberry Township.

Also listed as: Project Management Specialist, Project Coordinator

Median salary$98,419
Middle 50%$80k–$116.9k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $120,000
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,000 and $193,272.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,726
25th$80,000
50th (median)$98,419
75th$116,865
90th$152,240

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median Project Manager salary of $98,419 is worth about $104,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Project Management Specialists in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $99,320 in May 2025 (7,280 employed). The H-1B median here is $98,419, 1% lower.

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
Alstom Transporttoo few3
Danielitoo few3
Duolingotoo few3
Smith & Nephewtoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $80,000 10
Senior · Level III too few 2
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
Mid-level · Level II$79,477$80,00010

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.