Engineering Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

Government wage data says Pittsburgh architecture and engineering roles paid a mean $47.39 per hour in May 2025, versus $31.36 across all local occupations. More detailed local BLS wage series puts architecture and engineering at about $98,570 mean pay, $92,920 median pay, and roughly $74,210 to $121,150 from the 25th to 75th percentile in 2025. For life, physical, and social science roles, local BLS shows about $94,920 mean pay and a lower $77,920 median, which suggests more uneven role mix and pay spread. Directional posting data is richer at the top end: local posted salary ranges center on about $118k to $158k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows mean offered salary on Pennsylvania Engineering & Scientific openings at about $101,183 in September 2026 (n=467). A niche proxy also lists Pittsburgh chemical engineers at $152,290 mean annual pay, but that sample covers 110 local workers.

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Advertised pay

Across the 60 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $82,088 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median and $126,250 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a balanced market with real opportunity, but it strongly rewards specialization. Pittsburgh's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in August 2026, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Pennsylvania Engineering & Scientific employment up 3.2% year-over-year with active postings up 11.3% year-over-year in September 2026. The opportunity is spread across civil and infrastructure work, utilities and energy, consulting, and research-linked employers, with most roles on-site or hybrid rather than remote.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to candidates with AutoCAD or Revit, project-management depth, and either PE-track civil/infrastructure experience or systems/manufacturing experience tied to energy and utilities.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming the headline pay bands are broadly available; the highest ranges skew toward senior, specialized, mostly on-site roles, while only about 5% of postings are remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 135 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Jacobs Engineering Group: 12 open roles
2. Naval Nuclear Laboratory (FMP): 9 open roles
3. US Army Corps of Engineers: 6 open roles
4. GAI Consultants Inc.: 5 open roles
5. Voyager Technologies, Inc.: 5 open roles
6. Westinghouse Electric Corporation: 4 open roles
7. EQT Corporation: 3 open roles
8. HDR, Inc.: 3 open roles
9. Pitt: 3 open roles
10. SMS Group: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Pittsburgh: 67
• West Mifflin: 11
• Canonsburg: 8
• Cranberry Township: 7
• Coraopolis: 3
• Cranberry: 3
• Mars: 3
• Moon Township: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 85 (63%), hybrid 48 (36%), remote 2 (1%)

Where the demand is

The clearest opportunity pockets sit in civil and infrastructure work, utilities and energy, and consulting-led engineering services. In the local posting mix, civil engineering accounts for about 25% of postings, business consulting about 15%, utilities about 15%, IT services and IT consulting about 10%, and defense and space manufacturing about 10%. Consistently active employers include Deloitte and Westinghouse Electric Company with more than 20 postings each, followed by Civil & Environmental Consultants, Jacobs Engineering Group, Carnegie Mellon University, Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Langan Corporation, and Hatch. That mix lines up with the broader metro economy rather than a short-lived hiring spike. Pittsburgh had 186.6 thousand jobs in Professional and Business Services in August 2026, up 0.1610% year-over-year, and 88.6 thousand in manufacturing, up 0.7964% year-over-year. Recent local signals also point to active bridge-replacement work and new engineering/manufacturing hiring tied to electrification hardware. Scientific roles exist, but the evidence suggests the local market is easier to navigate on the engineering side. Local BLS counts about 20,220 workers in architecture and engineering occupations versus 9,910 in life, physical, and social science occupations in 2025.

• Civil, infrastructure, and AEC consulting (high): This is the deepest local lane, reflecting about 25% of category postings and repeated demand from firms such as Civil & Environmental Consultants, Jacobs Engineering Group, Langan Corporation, and Hatch.
• Energy, utilities, and defense-systems engineering (high): Utilities account for about 15% of local postings and defense and space manufacturing about 10%, with repeat employer activity from Westinghouse Electric Company and Naval Nuclear Laboratory.
• University, research, and applied science roles (moderate): This is a real but smaller lane locally; Carnegie Mellon University appears among active employers, but the metro has far fewer science workers than engineering workers overall.

Where to focus: Focus first on civil/infrastructure and energy-systems employers, where the local market is deepest and less dependent on remote availability.

Roles worth searching next

• Project manager or project coordinator in AEC or utilities: Project management is one of the most-requested local skills, and consulting plus utilities make up a large share of the local mix.
• Quality assurance or quality control specialist: Local expansion news points to manufacturing operations and quality-control work as a realistic bridge for technical candidates.
• Field service or commissioning specialist: The local market is mostly on-site, with meaningful utilities, defense, and manufacturing exposure, which makes hands-on deployment roles a practical alternative.
• Operations improvement or industrial engineering analyst: Regional signals point to industrial-engineering work in healthcare systems and energy-linked workforce development, which creates adjacent process-improvement paths.

What postings ask for

• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD appears in about 15% of local postings, making it a frequent first-pass screen in design-heavy engineering roles. Who: Civil, mechanical, facilities, and design-adjacent candidates.
• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): Project management is also in about 15% of postings and shows up across consulting, utilities, and multidisciplinary project work. Who: Mid-career candidates and career switchers with delivery experience.
• Python (differentiator | near-term): Python shows up in about 15% of local postings, which helps in test automation, analysis, and engineering-toolchain work even when the title is not software-focused. Who: Systems, test, research, and manufacturing candidates.
• Revit (differentiator | near-term): Revit appears in about 10% of postings and pairs especially well with Pittsburgh's large civil and infrastructure slice. Who: Building, structural, MEP, and AEC candidates.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license (premium | near-term): The professional engineer license is explicitly required in about 5% of postings, and its value is likely understated because it helps on stampable design, client-facing consulting, and public-infrastructure work. Who: Civil, environmental, structural, utilities, and consulting-track engineers.
• SolidWorks (differentiator | near-term): SolidWorks appears in about 5% of postings and is a clean differentiator for mechanical and manufacturing candidates. Who: Mechanical, product, and fabrication-oriented candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Pittsburgh, PA?

Government wage data says Pittsburgh architecture and engineering roles paid a mean $47.39 per hour in May 2025, versus $31.36 across all local occupations. More detailed local BLS wage series puts architecture and engineering at about $98,570 mean pay, $92,920 median pay, and roughly $74,210 to $121,150 from the 25th to 75th percentile in 2025. For life, physical, and social science roles, local BLS shows about $94,920 mean pay and a lower $77,920 median, which suggests more uneven role mix and pay spread. Directional posting data is richer at the top end: local posted salary ranges center on about $118k to $158k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows mean offered salary on Pennsylvania Engineering & Scientific openings at about $101,183 in September 2026 (n=467). A niche proxy also lists Pittsburgh chemical engineers at $152,290 mean annual pay, but that sample covers 110 local workers. Pittsburgh can pay well relative to the local labor market, but the strongest compensation is concentrated in specialized engineering more than in broad scientific work.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Pittsburgh, PA concentrated?

The clearest opportunity pockets sit in civil and infrastructure work, utilities and energy, and consulting-led engineering services. In the local posting mix, civil engineering accounts for about 25% of postings, business consulting about 15%, utilities about 15%, IT services and IT consulting about 10%, and defense and space manufacturing about 10%. Consistently active employers include Deloitte and Westinghouse Electric Company with more than 20 postings each, followed by Civil & Environmental Consultants, Jacobs Engineering Group, Carnegie Mellon University, Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Langan Corporation, and Hatch. That mix lines up with the broader metro economy rather than a short-lived hiring spike. Pittsburgh had 186.6 thousand jobs in Professional and Business Services in August 2026, up 0.1610% year-over-year, and 88.6 thousand in manufacturing, up 0.7964% year-over-year. Recent local signals also point to active bridge-replacement work and new engineering/manufacturing hiring tied to electrification hardware. Scientific roles exist, but the evidence suggests the local market is easier to navigate on the engineering side. Local BLS counts about 20,220 workers in architecture and engineering occupations versus 9,910 in life, physical, and social science occupations in 2025.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Pittsburgh, PA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Deloitte (20 postings), Westinghouse Electric Company (20 postings), Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (15 postings), Jacobs Engineering Group (10 postings), Carnegie Mellon University (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Pittsburgh, PA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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