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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median biochemists and biophysicists in Pittsburgh, PA earns $125,020 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,740 a month.

10th percentile
$83,370
25th percentile
$93,810
Median percentile
$125,020
75th percentile
$153,140
90th percentile
$193,960

Based on 140 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

$92,879 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,020
Federal income tax−$18,739
Social Security + Medicare−$9,564
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$3,838
Monthly take-home$7,740
Every two weeks$3,572

Does it go far here?

$132,057Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
14%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 biochemists and biophysicists salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania