High paying management jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Pittsburgh, PA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Pittsburgh, PA run 5.3% below the national average (2024), so a Pittsburgh, PA salary is worth about 1.06× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Pittsburgh, PA · Employed

1Chief Executives$216,060
Bachelor's degree
$117,930 – $543,3701,660
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Bachelor's degree
$121,540 – $220,6202,060
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Bachelor's degree
$100,500 – $224,1305,290
4Purchasing Managers$142,360
Bachelor's degree
$85,920 – $210,940460
5Financial Managers$136,330
Bachelor's degree
$80,390 – $264,4406,460
6Human Resources Managers$131,690
Bachelor's degree
$78,400 – $214,8201,600
7Managers, All Other$130,750
Bachelor's degree
$72,140 – $212,4003,860
8Marketing Managers$127,590
Bachelor's degree
$73,650 – $217,1102,060
9Sales Managers$125,060
Bachelor's degree
$64,480 – $219,3403,890
10Industrial Production Managers$109,840
Bachelor's degree
$72,570 – $177,7901,710
11Fundraising Managers$106,220
Bachelor's degree
$77,250 – $177,180480
12Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$105,700
Master's degree
$77,540 – $153,4902,350
13Public Relations Managers$104,640
Bachelor's degree
$58,780 – $172,330490
14Construction Managers$103,420
Bachelor's degree
$77,640 – $174,2001,420
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$101,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,160 – $178,5201,500
16Medical and Health Services Managers$101,570
Bachelor's degree
$64,270 – $169,8705,990
17General and Operations Managers$100,840
Bachelor's degree
$50,130 – $216,15031,020
18Education Administrators, Postsecondary$98,320
Master's degree
$63,920 – $199,9301,840
19Facilities Managers$94,950
Bachelor's degree
$62,930 – $153,5501,250
20Administrative Services Managers$94,330
Bachelor's degree
$73,380 – $171,8401,000
21Social and Community Service Managers$74,170
Bachelor's degree
$48,400 – $122,5201,930
22Food Service Managers$65,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,600 – $93,9502,100
23Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$64,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,880 – $135,2601,810
24Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$49,170
Bachelor's degree
$29,220 – $74,350720

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianPittsburgh, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$216,060	$117,930 – $543,370	1,660
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$161,720	$121,540 – $220,620	2,060
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$159,090	$100,500 – $224,130	5,290
4	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$142,360	$85,920 – $210,940	460
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$136,330	$80,390 – $264,440	6,460
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,690	$78,400 – $214,820	1,600
7	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$130,750	$72,140 – $212,400	3,860
8	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$127,590	$73,650 – $217,110	2,060
9	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$125,060	$64,480 – $219,340	3,890
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,840	$72,570 – $177,790	1,710
11	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,220	$77,250 – $177,180	480
12	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$105,700	$77,540 – $153,490	2,350
13	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,640	$58,780 – $172,330	490
14	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,420	$77,640 – $174,200	1,420
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,600	$61,160 – $178,520	1,500
16	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,570	$64,270 – $169,870	5,990
17	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,840	$50,130 – $216,150	31,020
18	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$98,320	$63,920 – $199,930	1,840
19	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,950	$62,930 – $153,550	1,250
20	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$94,330	$73,380 – $171,840	1,000
21	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$74,170	$48,400 – $122,520	1,930
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,530	$35,600 – $93,950	2,100
23	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,800	$45,880 – $135,260	1,810
24	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$49,170	$29,220 – $74,350	720

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Pittsburgh, PA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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