Lawyers Salary in Pittsburgh, PA
Median annual salary
$133,040
-17% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$166,508
cost index 79.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Pittsburgh, PA
| 10th percentile | $65,220 |
| 25th percentile | $84,610 |
| Median (50th) | $133,040 |
| 75th percentile | $203,840 |
| 90th percentile | $308,000 |
| Mean | $159,760 |
| Employed in metro | 5,550 |
A Lawyers in Pittsburgh, PA earns a median of $133,040 per year. That is 17% below the national median of $159,670 for this occupation. Because Pittsburgh, PA has a cost index of 79.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $166,508 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $75,762, median gross rent $1,053/mo, and the median home value $215,000. See the full Pittsburgh, PA cost-of-living profile.