75+ Finance & Accounting Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

Government wage data shows Pittsburgh accountants and auditors at $76,940 median and $83,100 mean in 2025, with a 25th-to-75th percentile band of $60,550 to $97,760. At the lower-access end of the market, bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks averaged $49,970 in 2025. Separately, sampled posted salary ranges across local Finance & Accounting openings center on about $80k to $120k, with a broader band of about $60k to $160k, while Pennsylvania-wide new-opening offers averaged about $87,242 in September 2026 based on a smaller posted-salary sample (n=967).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 40 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $60,000 at the 25th percentile, $77,250 at the median and $97,428 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Pittsburgh is a balanced but competitive market for Finance & Accounting over the next 3-6 months. The metro unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in August 2026, and local Financial Activities employment reached 80.4 thousand, up 1.5152% year over year, which says core employers are still supporting finance-related work. But the broader metro job base was essentially flat at 1,201.8 thousand nonfarm jobs year over year, while Pennsylvania-wide finance & accounting postings were down 2.3% even as employment in the field rose 1.8%, a sign that fewer seats are opening and employers can screen harder. You can land a role here, but it is easier if you fit a concrete lane such as tax, core accounting, or analytics-enabled reporting rather than presenting as a generalist.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to candidates who can show tax or core-accounting experience plus CPA or EA progress and strong Excel or tax-software fluency.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this as a broad remote-friendly market: about 75% of sampled postings were on-site and only about 5% were remote, so local availability and commute flexibility matter.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 90 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Confidential: 6 open roles
2. Thermo Fisher: 4 open roles
3. 84 Lumber: 2 open roles
4. Crown Castle: 2 open roles
5. Exus Renewables: 2 open roles
6. Highmark Health Company: 2 open roles
7. Kering: 2 open roles
8. MSA Safety Inc.: 2 open roles
9. RGP: 2 open roles
10. Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Pittsburgh: 55
• Warrendale: 6
• Canonsburg: 5
• Cranberry Township: 4
• Charleroi: 3
• Coraopolis: 2
• Wexford: 2
• Clinton: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 57 (65%), hybrid 30 (34%), remote 1 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in financial-services-heavy employers and tax-oriented work. In the local posting sample, financial services accounted for about 60% of Finance & Accounting openings, finance for about 15%, and business consulting, finance & accounting firms, and public safety each for about 5%. The same sample showed more than 550 postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days, but hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. That fragmentation helps experienced candidates who can match a narrow need such as tax prep, bookkeeping, Excel-heavy close work, or accounting software experience, because smaller employers made up about 40% of sampled postings. It is less forgiving for broad 'open to anything in finance' applicants, especially because about 75% of roles were on-site and the typical active posting stayed open around 38 days, suggesting employers are willing to wait for a closer fit.

• Tax preparation and tax-support work (high): This is the clearest local hotspot. H & R Block, Inc. was the most consistently active named employer with more than 125 postings, and local credential demand tilts toward CPA, EA, and IRS Circular 230 alongside tax preparation skills.
• Core accounting, close, and bookkeeping (moderate): This is the broadest access lane, but not the easiest one. Pittsburgh had 10,430 accountants and auditors in 2025 and 9,250 bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in 2025, so the installed base is meaningful even though pay and advancement vary a lot by subrole.
• Analytics-enabled finance and reporting (moderate): These roles are more selective but attractive. Business and financial operations occupations accounted for 6.1% of Pittsburgh employment, and employers nationally are paying premiums for financial reporting, data analytics, financial modeling, and ERP expertise.

Where to focus: If you want interviews fastest, start with tax and core accounting employers where local demand signals are clearest, then branch into analytics-heavy finance once you can show reporting or ERP work samples.

Roles worth searching next

• Data Analyst: Strong Excel, reporting, Power BI, SQL, and finance-data storytelling overlap with the skills employers are rewarding inside finance teams.
• Business Systems Analyst (ERP/Finance Systems): ERP platforms such as NetSuite, Workday, SAP, and Oracle are showing up as valuable finance tools, so process-minded accountants can translate well into systems work.
• Operations Analyst: Reconciliation, process controls, payroll, and reporting work overlap with the operational skills that are still growing in bookkeeping and accounting talent pools.
• Accounting Software Implementation Specialist: Candidates who understand accounting workflows and finance tech stacks can move into client-facing implementation or support around modern systems.

What postings ask for

• CPA (premium | immediate): CPA appeared in about 25% of sampled local postings, making it the clearest credential separator for accountant, audit, and controller-track work. Who: Staff accountants, auditors, and mid-career candidates trying to move into higher-trust work.
• Enrolled Agent (EA) / IRS Circular 230 (differentiator | immediate): EA showed up in about 15% of sampled postings and IRS Circular 230 in about 10%, which fits the strong local tax skew. Who: Entry-level and career-switching candidates aiming at tax prep, tax resolution, or small-firm client work.
• Advanced Excel (table_stakes | immediate): Microsoft Excel appeared in about 15% of sampled local postings and sits alongside national recruiter emphasis on advanced Excel, reporting, and analytics fluency. Who: Everyone in the category, especially anyone applying beyond clerical bookkeeping.
• GoSystem / UltraTax (premium | immediate): GoSystem and UltraTax each appeared in about 15% of sampled local postings, a strong sign that tax software fluency can shorten time-to-hire in Pittsburgh. Who: Tax-focused candidates and anyone targeting local firms or seasonal-to-permanent tax paths.
• ERP + financial reporting + data analytics (premium | near-term): National recruiter guidance highlights NetSuite, Workday, SAP, Oracle, Power BI, SQL, and Python, and Robert Half says 87% of surveyed finance leaders pay more for expertise in financial reporting, data analytics, financial modeling, and ERP software. Who: Mid-career candidates, analysts, and career switchers who want to break out of lower-paid clerical paths.
• AI and automation fluency (differentiator | near-term): ChatGPT appeared in about 15% of sampled local postings, and finance leadership research puts AI and automation among the top skills priorities for the next cycle. Who: Junior and mid-career candidates who want to avoid being boxed into routine transactional work.

Questions about this market

What do Finance & Accounting roles pay in Pittsburgh, PA?

Government wage data shows Pittsburgh accountants and auditors at $76,940 median and $83,100 mean in 2025, with a 25th-to-75th percentile band of $60,550 to $97,760. At the lower-access end of the market, bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks averaged $49,970 in 2025. Separately, sampled posted salary ranges across local Finance & Accounting openings center on about $80k to $120k, with a broader band of about $60k to $160k, while Pennsylvania-wide new-opening offers averaged about $87,242 in September 2026 based on a smaller posted-salary sample (n=967). This is solid pay for core accounting work, but the market is split. Clerical bookkeeping roles sit much lower than accountant, tax, and analyst tracks.

Where is demand for Finance & Accounting roles in Pittsburgh, PA concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in financial-services-heavy employers and tax-oriented work. In the local posting sample, financial services accounted for about 60% of Finance & Accounting openings, finance for about 15%, and business consulting, finance & accounting firms, and public safety each for about 5%. The same sample showed more than 550 postings across more than 175 companies over the last 90 days, but hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. That fragmentation helps experienced candidates who can match a narrow need such as tax prep, bookkeeping, Excel-heavy close work, or accounting software experience, because smaller employers made up about 40% of sampled postings. It is less forgiving for broad 'open to anything in finance' applicants, especially because about 75% of roles were on-site and the typical active posting stayed open around 38 days, suggesting employers are willing to wait for a closer fit.

Which employers are hiring the most Finance & Accounting talent in Pittsburgh, PA?

Recent postings show the most activity from H & R Block, Inc. (125 postings), Hallbartsamhallsbyggande (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Finance & Accounting roles in Pittsburgh, PA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 75% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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