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Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders in Pittsburgh, PA earns $36,090 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,506 a month.

10th percentile
$36,090
25th percentile
$36,090
Median percentile
$36,090
75th percentile
$44,180
90th percentile
$50,750

Based on 160 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

$30,070 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,090
Federal income tax−$2,151
Social Security + Medicare−$2,761
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,108
Monthly take-home$2,506
Every two weeks$1,157

Does it go far here?

$38,121Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
42%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 cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania