Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School Salary — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The average Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania earns $84,940 a year.

$84,940 / year, mean
↑ 13.8% above national average 100th percentile in Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh sits at the very top of the range for this role in Pennsylvania — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for career/technical education teachers, middle school. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
180
Estimate confidence
RSE 9.1%
Cost of living 95 #108 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $231,356 #145 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $73,942 #77 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Pittsburgh ranks #108 for cost of living and #145 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $105,720 New York $103,430 Portland $102,060 Spokane $97,310 Kennewick $97,070 Olympia $96,800 Yakima $94,910 Kiryas Joel $92,650 Wenatchee $90,970 Pittsburgh $84,940 Chicago $84,180 Philadelphia $83,710 Albany $81,710 Allentown $81,390 Utica $79,450 Rochester $77,840 Jacksonville $77,670 Binghamton $75,930 Syracuse $75,330 Virginia Beach $75,150 Buffalo $75,110 Detroit $74,220 Richmond $68,130 Houston $67,970 El Paso $67,410 Dallas $66,910 Erie $64,620 Miami $64,060 Killeen $63,750 Lubbock $63,510 McAllen $63,380 Austin $63,040 San Antonio $62,920 Brownsville $62,510 Tyler $62,210 Corpus Christi $60,990 Sherman $60,940 College Station $60,650 Amarillo $59,490 Waco $59,460 Longview $57,200 Texarkana $55,950 Beaumont $55,420
CityMean salaryvs. Pittsburgh
Albany, New York$81,710-3.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$81,390-4.2%
Amarillo, Texas$59,490-30.0%
Austin, Texas$63,040-25.8%
Beaumont, Texas$55,420-34.8%
Binghamton, New York$75,930-10.6%
Brownsville, Texas$62,510-26.4%
Buffalo, New York$75,110-11.6%
Chicago, Illinois$84,180-0.9%
College Station, Texas$60,650-28.6%
Corpus Christi, Texas$60,990-28.2%
Dallas, Texas$66,910-21.2%
Detroit, Michigan$74,220-12.6%
El Paso, Texas$67,410-20.6%
Erie, Pennsylvania$64,620-23.9%
Houston, Texas$67,970-20.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$77,670-8.6%
Kennewick, Washington$97,070+14.3%
Killeen, Texas$63,750-24.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$92,650+9.1%
Longview, Texas$57,200-32.7%
Lubbock, Texas$63,510-25.2%
McAllen, Texas$63,380-25.4%
Miami, Florida$64,060-24.6%
New York, New York$103,430+21.8%
Olympia, Washington$96,800+14.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$83,710-1.4%
Portland, Oregon$102,060+20.2%
Richmond, Virginia$68,130-19.8%
Rochester, New York$77,840-8.4%
San Antonio, Texas$62,920-25.9%
Seattle, Washington$105,720+24.5%
Sherman, Texas$60,940-28.3%
Spokane, Washington$97,310+14.6%
Syracuse, New York$75,330-11.3%
Texarkana, Texas$55,950-34.1%
Tyler, Texas$62,210-26.8%
Utica, New York$79,450-6.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$75,150-11.5%
Waco, Texas$59,460-30.0%
Wenatchee, Washington$90,970+7.1%
Yakima, Washington$94,910+11.7%
Gross salary
84,940/yr
Estimated take-home
65,978/yr
Est. total withheld
22.3%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 25-2023 SOC code
Official area Pittsburgh, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 38300 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
2,443,921