BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Pittsburgh, PA was 94.7, or 5.3% below the national price level. Its housing index was 72.
National-price-dollar proxy
$236,778
WageScope divides the published Physicists median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 19-2012 and BLS area 38300.
Questions, answered
Physicists pay in Pittsburgh, PA: common questions
What is the median wage for Physicists in Pittsburgh, PA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $224,160 per year for Physicists in Pittsburgh, PA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Physicists pay higher in Pittsburgh, PA than nationally?
Pittsburgh, PA's published median was 30.1% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Pittsburgh, PA?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 94.7 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Physicists jobs does BLS estimate in Pittsburgh, PA?
BLS published an employment estimate of 80 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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Pittsburgh, PA was 30.1% above the U.S. median for Physicists. It ranked 5 of 60 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Physicists median in Pittsburgh, PA at $224,160 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 19-2012 and BLS area 38300.
BLS lists 80 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $211,220 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Pittsburgh, PA's Physicists median is 30.1% above the U.S. Physicists median of $172,250 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 19-2012 and area 38300. SOC 19-2012 names Physicists. Area 38300 names Pittsburgh, PA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 19-2012/38300 row reports 80 wage and salary jobs, 0.07 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.54 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 19-2012/38300, the annual median is $224,160 per year, while the matching mean is $211,220 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 38300 reports 1,114,490 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $65,230. Its annual median is $49,650. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 19-2012 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Pittsburgh, PA runs from $28,500 at the 10th percentile to $115,400 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,630. The median is $49,650. The 75th percentile is $77,830. This is a place check, not a pay range for Physicists.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 38300. They do not show related skills or a path into Physicists.
1. Area 38300, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 37,200 jobs, $29,250 annual median, 33.38 jobs per 1,000, and 1.21 location quotient.
2. Area 38300, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 31,020 jobs, $100,840 annual median, 27.83 jobs per 1,000, and 1.24 location quotient.
3. Area 38300, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 29,360 jobs, $82,370 annual median, 26.35 jobs per 1,000, and 1.21 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Pittsburgh, PA wage ladder for Physicists
The 10th percentile is $138,010 per year. The 25th percentile is $195,190 per year. The median is $224,160 per year. The 75th percentile is $241,360 per year. The 90th percentile is $266,300 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $195,190 per year to $241,360 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $128,290. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Compare Pittsburgh, PA with its state and the U.S.
Pittsburgh, PA has a annual median of $224,160 per year. Pennsylvania has $210,990 per year. The U.S. row has $172,250 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Pittsburgh, PA is 6.2% above Pennsylvania on the same published median. Pittsburgh, PA is 30.1% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Pittsburgh, PA ranks 5 of 60 among metro areas with a published annual median for Physicists. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 5 of 60 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
2. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL has a Physicists median of $266,260 per year, 70 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.35.
3. Cleveland, OH has a Physicists median of $239,360 per year, 240 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.75.
4. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN has a Physicists median of $236,920 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
6. Richmond, VA has a Physicists median of $218,290 per year, 40 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.45.
Pay leaders
Where Physicists medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 19-2012, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has the highest published median in this set, at $272,480 per year. Pittsburgh, PA sits at $224,160 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Physicists is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has a Physicists median of $272,480 per year, or $48,320 above Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 100 jobs there, compared with 80 in Pittsburgh, PA. The location quotient is 0.27.
2. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL has a Physicists median of $266,260 per year, or $42,100 above Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 80 in Pittsburgh, PA. The location quotient is 0.35.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Physicists jobs
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has the largest published metro job estimate for Physicists in this same-source set, at 1,520 jobs. Pittsburgh, PA has 80. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 1,520 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 1,440 jobs from Pittsburgh, PA. Its median is $171,580 per year, or $52,580 below Pittsburgh, PA. Its location quotient is 3.69.
2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 1,510 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 1,430 jobs from Pittsburgh, PA. Its median is $137,140 per year, or $87,020 below Pittsburgh, PA. Its location quotient is 2.54.
Local-share leaders
Where Physicists takes the largest share of local jobs
Boulder, CO has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 33.89. Pittsburgh, PA has 0.54. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Physicists is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Boulder, CO has a location quotient of 33.89, a gap of 33.35 from Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 860 Physicists jobs and a median of $104,580 per year, or $119,580 below Pittsburgh, PA.
2. Lansing-East Lansing, MI has a location quotient of 8.11, a gap of 7.57 from Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 230 Physicists jobs and a median of $71,580 per year, or $152,580 below Pittsburgh, PA.
3. Albuquerque, NM has a location quotient of 6.17, a gap of 5.63 from Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 330 Physicists jobs and a median of $165,340 per year, or $58,820 below Pittsburgh, PA.
Job scale and share
How common Physicists is in Pittsburgh, PA
BLS lists 80 Physicists jobs in Pittsburgh, PA. It also lists 0.07 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.54. A value of 1 means Physicists has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Pittsburgh, PA is $49,650 per year. The Physicists median is $224,160 per year. Physicists is 351.5% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Pittsburgh, PA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Physicists. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Software Developers, SOC 15-1252, has a Pittsburgh, PA median of $124,500 per year. BLS lists 10,320 jobs and a location quotient of 0.85.
2. General and Operations Managers, SOC 11-1021, has a Pittsburgh, PA median of $100,840 per year. BLS lists 31,020 jobs and a location quotient of 1.24.
3. Registered Nurses, SOC 29-1141, has a Pittsburgh, PA median of $82,370 per year. BLS lists 29,360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.21.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Pittsburgh, PA
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Pittsburgh, PA table, at 37,200 jobs. Physicists has 80 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 1,114,490. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Physicists's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 37,200 jobs in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 37,120 from Physicists. Its median is $29,250 per year, or $194,910 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.21.
2. General and Operations Managers has 31,020 jobs in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 30,940 from Physicists. Its median is $100,840 per year, or $123,320 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.24.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Pittsburgh, PA
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Pittsburgh, PA role table, at $124,500 per year. Physicists has $224,160 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $49,650 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $124,500 per year in Pittsburgh, PA, or $99,660 below Physicists. BLS lists 10,320 jobs, compared with 80 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.85.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $100,840 per year in Pittsburgh, PA, or $123,320 below Physicists. BLS lists 31,020 jobs, compared with 80 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.24.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,370 per year in Pittsburgh, PA, or $141,790 below Physicists. BLS lists 29,360 jobs, compared with 80 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.21.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Pittsburgh, PA
Bartenders has the highest location quotient in the bounded Pittsburgh, PA role table, at 1.54. Physicists has 0.54. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Physicists with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.54 in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 1.00 from Physicists. BLS lists 8,370 jobs and a median of $29,750 per year, or $194,410 below Physicists.
2. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.31 in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 0.77 from Physicists. BLS lists 13,260 jobs and a median of $36,130 per year, or $188,030 below Physicists.
3. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.26 in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 0.72 from Physicists. BLS lists 9,600 jobs and a median of $81,350 per year, or $142,810 below Physicists.
Price-level view
What $224,160 may mean after the Pittsburgh, PA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.7. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 5.3% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $224,160 Physicists median by 94.7 divided by 100. The result is $236,778 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 72.0. Goods are 100.7. Utilities are 107.7. Other services are 97.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Physicists row is 46.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 4.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 80 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $211,220 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Physicists. It uses a Pittsburgh, PA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $224,160 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Physicists row for Pittsburgh, PA does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 80 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.54 is not a growth score. Rank 5 of 60 is not a place score. The 94.7 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 19-2012 in BLS area 38300. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 38300, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 28,700 jobs, $30,840 annual median, 25.75 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
5. Area 38300, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 27,460 jobs, $28,250 annual median, 24.64 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
6. Area 38300, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 20,950 jobs, $29,470 annual median, 18.8 jobs per 1,000, and 0.95 location quotient.
3. Cleveland, OH has a Physicists median of $239,360 per year, or $15,200 above Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 240 jobs there, compared with 80 in Pittsburgh, PA. The location quotient is 1.75.
4. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN has a Physicists median of $236,920 per year, or $12,760 above Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 80 in Pittsburgh, PA. The location quotient is Not published.
5. Pittsburgh, PA has a Physicists median of $224,160 per year, or $0 above Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 80 in Pittsburgh, PA. The location quotient is 0.54.
6. Richmond, VA has a Physicists median of $218,290 per year, or $5,870 below Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with 80 in Pittsburgh, PA. The location quotient is 0.45.
7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has a Physicists median of $199,770 per year, or $24,390 below Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 80 in Pittsburgh, PA. The location quotient is 0.31.
8. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has a Physicists median of $199,170 per year, or $24,990 below Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 80 in Pittsburgh, PA. The location quotient is 0.56.
3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 1,070 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 990 jobs from Pittsburgh, PA. Its median is $181,970 per year, or $42,190 below Pittsburgh, PA. Its location quotient is 0.86.
4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 1,060 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 980 jobs from Pittsburgh, PA. Its median is $106,000 per year, or $118,160 below Pittsburgh, PA. Its location quotient is 2.98.
5. Boulder, CO has 860 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 780 jobs from Pittsburgh, PA. Its median is $104,580 per year, or $119,580 below Pittsburgh, PA. Its location quotient is 33.89.
6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 550 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 470 jobs from Pittsburgh, PA. Its median is $160,270 per year, or $63,890 below Pittsburgh, PA. Its location quotient is 0.67.
7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has 440 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 360 jobs from Pittsburgh, PA. Its median is $173,450 per year, or $50,710 below Pittsburgh, PA. Its location quotient is 2.98.
8. Albuquerque, NM has 330 estimated Physicists jobs, a gap of 250 jobs from Pittsburgh, PA. Its median is $165,340 per year, or $58,820 below Pittsburgh, PA. Its location quotient is 6.17.
4. Huntsville, AL has a location quotient of 5.18, a gap of 4.64 from Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 180 Physicists jobs and a median of $149,990 per year, or $74,170 below Pittsburgh, PA.
5. Lexington Park, MD has a location quotient of 4.41, a gap of 3.87 from Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 40 Physicists jobs and a median of $132,770 per year, or $91,390 below Pittsburgh, PA.
6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has a location quotient of 3.69, a gap of 3.15 from Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 1,520 Physicists jobs and a median of $171,580 per year, or $52,580 below Pittsburgh, PA.
7. Charlottesville, VA has a location quotient of 3.62, a gap of 3.08 from Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 50 Physicists jobs and a median of $148,950 per year, or $75,210 below Pittsburgh, PA.
8. Las Cruces, NM has a location quotient of 3.14, a gap of 2.60 from Pittsburgh, PA. BLS lists 30 Physicists jobs and a median of $112,400 per year, or $111,760 below Pittsburgh, PA.
4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Pittsburgh, PA median of $81,350 per year. BLS lists 9,600 jobs and a location quotient of 1.26.
5. Accountants and Auditors, SOC 13-2011, has a Pittsburgh, PA median of $76,940 per year. BLS lists 10,430 jobs and a location quotient of 1.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Pittsburgh, PA median of $76,550 per year. BLS lists 7,640 jobs and a location quotient of 0.77.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, SOC 41-4012, has a Pittsburgh, PA median of $63,270 per year. BLS lists 8,760 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers, SOC 43-1011, has a Pittsburgh, PA median of $63,260 per year. BLS lists 10,440 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
3. Registered Nurses has 29,360 jobs in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 29,280 from Physicists. Its median is $82,370 per year, or $141,790 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.21.
4. Retail Salespersons has 28,700 jobs in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 28,620 from Physicists. Its median is $30,840 per year, or $193,320 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.03.
5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 27,460 jobs in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 27,380 from Physicists. Its median is $28,250 per year, or $195,910 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.99.
6. Cashiers has 20,950 jobs in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 20,870 from Physicists. Its median is $29,470 per year, or $194,690 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.95.
7. Office Clerks, General has 19,150 jobs in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 19,070 from Physicists. Its median is $45,040 per year, or $179,120 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.08.
8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 18,830 jobs in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 18,750 from Physicists. Its median is $41,830 per year, or $182,330 below Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.89.
4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $81,350 per year in Pittsburgh, PA, or $142,810 below Physicists. BLS lists 9,600 jobs, compared with 80 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.26.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $76,940 per year in Pittsburgh, PA, or $147,220 below Physicists. BLS lists 10,430 jobs, compared with 80 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $76,550 per year in Pittsburgh, PA, or $147,610 below Physicists. BLS lists 7,640 jobs, compared with 80 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.77.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $63,270 per year in Pittsburgh, PA, or $160,890 below Physicists. BLS lists 8,760 jobs, compared with 80 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 0.99.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $63,260 per year in Pittsburgh, PA, or $160,900 below Physicists. BLS lists 10,440 jobs, compared with 80 for Physicists. Its location quotient is 1.01.
4. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.24 in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 0.70 from Physicists. BLS lists 31,020 jobs and a median of $100,840 per year, or $123,320 below Physicists.
5. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.21 in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 0.67 from Physicists. BLS lists 37,200 jobs and a median of $29,250 per year, or $194,910 below Physicists.
6. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.21 in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 0.67 from Physicists. BLS lists 29,360 jobs and a median of $82,370 per year, or $141,790 below Physicists.
7. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.17 in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 0.63 from Physicists. BLS lists 12,140 jobs and a median of $43,080 per year, or $181,080 below Physicists.
8. Light Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.16 in Pittsburgh, PA, a gap of 0.62 from Physicists. BLS lists 8,180 jobs and a median of $42,700 per year, or $181,460 below Physicists.
