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Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median chemical equipment operators and tenders in Pittsburgh, PA earns $57,030 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,854 a month.

10th percentile
$38,230
25th percentile
$45,080
Median percentile
$57,030
75th percentile
$65,120
90th percentile
$79,490

Based on 890 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

$46,253 take-home a year
Gross pay$57,030
Federal income tax−$4,664
Social Security + Medicare−$4,363
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,751
Monthly take-home$3,854
Every two weeks$1,779

Does it go far here?

$60,240Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
27%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 chemical equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania