Microbiologists Salary — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The average Microbiologists in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania earns $68,340 a year.

$68,340 / year, mean
↓ 32.4% below national average 75th percentile in Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh pays well above most of Pennsylvania for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's well below the national average for microbiologists — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. 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)
120
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.3%
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.

San Francisco $135,860 Santa Rosa $126,450 Vallejo $125,010 San Jose $124,300 Sacramento $123,550 San Diego $103,650 Peoria $103,130 Modesto $102,370 Fresno $101,640 Riverside $101,600 Los Angeles $101,560 Portland $99,420 Richmond $97,920 New York $96,080 Philadelphia $95,730 Chicago $95,550 Baltimore $93,470 Oxnard $92,560 Trenton $90,700 Buffalo $89,220 Kalamazoo $88,900 Seattle $88,310 Tampa $87,030 San Antonio $83,810 Indianapolis $81,810 Lansing $78,900 Detroit $78,570 Lexington $77,270 Rochester $76,880 Grand Rapids $76,610 Miami $75,750 Dallas $73,100 Houston $70,730 Champaign $69,280 Pittsburgh $68,340 Harrisburg $67,380 Austin $66,800 Allentown $63,770
CityMean salaryvs. Pittsburgh
Allentown, Pennsylvania$63,770-6.7%
Austin, Texas$66,800-2.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$93,470+36.8%
Buffalo, New York$89,220+30.6%
Champaign, Illinois$69,280+1.4%
Chicago, Illinois$95,550+39.8%
Dallas, Texas$73,100+7.0%
Detroit, Michigan$78,570+15.0%
Fresno, California$101,640+48.7%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$76,610+12.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$67,380-1.4%
Houston, Texas$70,730+3.5%
Indianapolis, Indiana$81,810+19.7%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$88,900+30.1%
Lansing, Michigan$78,900+15.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$77,270+13.1%
Los Angeles, California$101,560+48.6%
Miami, Florida$75,750+10.8%
Modesto, California$102,370+49.8%
New York, New York$96,080+40.6%
Oxnard, California$92,560+35.4%
Peoria, Illinois$103,130+50.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$95,730+40.1%
Portland, Oregon$99,420+45.5%
Richmond, Virginia$97,920+43.3%
Riverside, California$101,600+48.7%
Rochester, New York$76,880+12.5%
Sacramento, California$123,550+80.8%
San Antonio, Texas$83,810+22.6%
San Diego, California$103,650+51.7%
San Francisco, California$135,860+98.8%
San Jose, California$124,300+81.9%
Santa Rosa, California$126,450+85.0%
Seattle, Washington$88,310+29.2%
Tampa, Florida$87,030+27.3%
Trenton, New Jersey$90,700+32.7%
Vallejo, California$125,010+82.9%
Gross salary
68,340/yr
Estimated take-home
54,809/yr
Est. total withheld
19.8%

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 19-1022 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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Population (metro area)
2,443,921