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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Pittsburgh, PA earns $79,610 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,199 a month.

10th percentile
$47,490
25th percentile
$58,620
Median percentile
$79,610
75th percentile
$81,010
90th percentile
$116,990

Based on 970 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$62,392 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,610
Federal income tax−$8,684
Social Security + Medicare−$6,090
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,444
Monthly take-home$5,199
Every two weeks$2,400

Does it go far here?

$84,091Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania