Financial and Investment Analysts salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

About 2,230 Financial and Investment Analysts work in the Pittsburgh metro, and in 2024 their median annual wage was $82,400. That sits roughly 6% below the Pennsylvania median of $87,360 and about 19% below the national median of $101,220. Pittsburgh pays less than the state average and well below what analysts earn in Philadelphia or the major financial centers.

The average wage of $92,270 runs about $10,000 above the median. A smaller group of higher-paid analysts in the metro pulls that figure up, so the median is the more useful number for anyone gauging a typical offer.

The spread from bottom to top is wide. Analysts at the 10th percentile earned $48,760 in 2024, while those at the 90th took home $137,420, nearly three times as much. The 25th-to-75th range, $65,620 to $105,780, captures where most of the field sits. That gap reflects real differences in seniority, specialty, and the type of firm. An entry-level analyst at a regional bank and a senior portfolio analyst at a large asset manager are both counted in this occupation, even though their day-to-day work and pay look very different.

Pittsburgh's wage gap with the national figure is worth naming plainly. Analysts here earn about $18,800 less at the median than the US average. Some of that reflects the local cost of living, which is lower than in New York, Boston, or San Francisco. Some reflects the kinds of firms that hire here, which lean toward regional banking, insurance, and corporate finance rather than Wall Street-scale investment management.