Radiologist salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Diagnostic Radiologist, Interventional Radiologist

Median salary$282,141
Middle 50%$83.1k–$390k
vs. national median−25%comparison median $377,398
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,446 and $482,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,059
25th$83,054
50th (median)$282,141
75th$390,000
90th$425,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$210k $280k $350k FY2023: median $267,000 (17 filings) FY2024: median $331,989 (35 filings) FY2025: median $240,552 (12 filings) FY2026: median $282,141 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 35 filings FY24 FY2025: 12 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 35
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–––2
FY2021–––4
FY2022–––8
FY2023$267,000$119,995$350,00017
FY2024$331,989$178,755$397,50035
FY2025$240,552$81,134$425,00012
FY2026$282,141$84,281$384,00019

Cost of living

Pittsburgh's median Radiologist salary of $282,141 is worth about $298,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Radiologists in the Pittsburgh, PA area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $282,141, 18% 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
University of Pittsburgh Physicians$290,00019
UPMC Medical Educationtoo few6
Allegheny Clinictoo few3
University of Pittsburghtoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV $390,000 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$282,173$390,00010

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.