Marketing Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

Government wage data suggests two distinct lanes. In Pittsburgh, market research analysts and marketing specialists, a broad non-manager proxy for this category, had a 2025 mean wage of $72,090, a median of $63,190, and a 25th-75th percentile range of $50,130 to $82,690. Local marketing managers sat much higher, with a mean of $140,070 and a median of $127,590. In the local posting sample, advertised pay centered on about $75k to $90k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $66k to $152k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 23 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $72,500 at the 25th percentile, $127,500 at the median and $140,800 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a competitive but still-viable market: Pittsburgh’s unemployment rate was 3.9% in August 2026, metro employment was up 2.4421% year over year, and the local sample still showed more than 100 marketing, communications, and content postings across more than 75 companies over the last 90 days. The tighter signal is inside the function itself: Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows Pennsylvania marketing, communications & content employment up 1.8% year over year in September while active postings were down 2.3%, which points to real demand but more competition per opening.

Best positioned: A mid-career candidate who can show end-to-end digital execution—content, SEO, project management, analytics, and comfort working on-site—has the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest misconception is treating this like a remote-friendly generalist market; about 65% of local postings were on-site, about 25% hybrid, about 5% remote, and only about 5% of postings that stated a policy mentioned visa sponsorship.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 41 openings in this market. 4 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Kpmg Us: 7 open roles
2. DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.: 2 open roles
3. Pitt: 2 open roles
4. Viqtory, Inc: 2 open roles
5. Affirm, Inc.: 1 open role
6. Allegheny Conference: 1 open role
7. Beavercountychamber: 1 open role
8. Carnegie Mellon University: 1 open role
9. Compass Group: 1 open role
10. DICK'S Sporting Goods: 1 open role

Where the openings are

• Pittsburgh: 27
• Coraopolis: 4
• Cranberry Township: 2
• Moon Township: 1
• Ambridge: 1
• Export: 1
• South Fayette Township: 1
• Warrendale: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 20 (50%), hybrid 16 (40%), remote 4 (10%)

Where the demand is

Real openings are spread across a long tail of employers rather than dominated by one flagship brand. The local sample found more than 100 postings across more than 75 companies, and employer concentration was described as fragmented. That means Pittsburgh job seekers should think in clusters, not dream employers: software development accounted for about 20% of sampled postings, construction about 15%, hospitals and health care about 15%, healthcare about 15%, and marketing about 10%. A second useful pattern is that the market is mixing in-house, mission-driven, and agency work. The employers appearing repeatedly in the local sample included Wesco International, Omnicell, Inc., Direct Online Marketing, and Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, pointing to industrial B2B, healthcare-tech, agency, and financial-services demand. NEXT Pittsburgh also highlighted a Digital and Web Strategist opening at UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation and a Development & Communications Coordinator opening at Global Links, while Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership said it would retain a marketing agency for toolkits and business coaching later in 2026. Agencies are not the whole story, but they matter here: Corkboard Concepts reported expanded services spanning content production, social media, search, programmatic advertising, and media buying, and PIC described an established team with content, paid media, email, SEO, and HubSpot capabilities.

• In-house B2B and software-related teams (high): Software development made up about 20% of the sampled local postings, and recurring employers included Wesco International, Omnicell, Inc., and Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.
• Healthcare, nonprofit, and foundation communications (high): Hospitals and health care and healthcare each accounted for about 15% of sampled postings, and recent openings included roles at UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation and Global Links.
• Agency and outsourced marketing work (moderate): Marketing agencies represented about 10% of sampled postings, and local agency signals highlighted growth in services spanning content, paid media, SEO, email, and HubSpot-linked execution.

Where to focus: Target employers where marketing is tied directly to revenue, fundraising, or digital lead generation—especially B2B firms, healthcare organizations, and agencies that need one person to handle strategy plus execution.

Roles worth searching next

• Digital Project Manager: Local employers already value project management heavily, so marketers who can coordinate timelines, vendors, and launches can move into delivery-focused roles.
• CRM / Marketing Automation Administrator: This is a good fit for marketers who enjoy systems, segmentation, lifecycle flows, and reporting more than brand storytelling.
• Business Analyst: Candidates with campaign reporting, funnel analysis, and stakeholder communication can pivot toward analytics-heavy business roles.
• Proposal Coordinator: Strong writers with deadline discipline and cross-team coordination experience can translate well into proposal and pursuit work.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): It was the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 25%, which fits Pittsburgh employers asking one person to coordinate campaigns, vendors, and launches across teams. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level applicants and career switchers.
• SEO (differentiator | immediate): SEO appeared in about 15% of local postings and often travels with content strategy, making it a practical way to stand out beyond pure copy or social work. Who: Content, communications, and digital candidates who want stronger interview conversion.
• Content strategy (table_stakes | immediate): Content strategy showed up in about 15% of local postings, which suggests employers want planning and structure, not just asset production. Who: Writers, social candidates, nonprofit communicators, and agency applicants.
• Data analysis / GA4-style measurement (premium | immediate): Data analysis appeared in about 10% of local postings, and national reporting says data literacy is no longer optional for digital marketers in 2026; Google Analytics 4 certification is one of the notable credentials in the field. Who: Mid-career marketers and switchers who need proof they can connect campaigns to business outcomes.
• AI fluency and AI-output evaluation (premium | immediate): AI fluency is becoming a baseline expectation, and marketing roles mentioning AI in job descriptions pay 20.26% more on average than roles without AI requirements; Gartner findings also point junior marketers toward AI-output evaluation and orchestration skills. Who: All candidates, but especially junior applicants who need to show they can use AI safely and critically rather than just prompt it.
• HubSpot / marketing automation (differentiator | near-term): Local agency signals explicitly mention HubSpot consulting alongside email, SEO, and content work, and HubSpot content certification remains one of the notable credentials in the field. Who: Applicants targeting agencies, lead-gen teams, and lean in-house marketing departments.

Questions about this market

What do Marketing, Communications & Content roles pay in Pittsburgh, PA?

Government wage data suggests two distinct lanes. In Pittsburgh, market research analysts and marketing specialists, a broad non-manager proxy for this category, had a 2025 mean wage of $72,090, a median of $63,190, and a 25th-75th percentile range of $50,130 to $82,690. Local marketing managers sat much higher, with a mean of $140,070 and a median of $127,590. In the local posting sample, advertised pay centered on about $75k to $90k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $66k to $152k. For many individual-contributor roles, this is decent but not premium pay unless you bring performance, analytics, or leadership scope. Pittsburgh’s cost of living index was 97, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics put the mean offered salary on new Pennsylvania openings in this broader category at about $87,242 in September 2026 (n=967).

Where is demand for Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Pittsburgh, PA concentrated?

Real openings are spread across a long tail of employers rather than dominated by one flagship brand. The local sample found more than 100 postings across more than 75 companies, and employer concentration was described as fragmented. That means Pittsburgh job seekers should think in clusters, not dream employers: software development accounted for about 20% of sampled postings, construction about 15%, hospitals and health care about 15%, healthcare about 15%, and marketing about 10%. A second useful pattern is that the market is mixing in-house, mission-driven, and agency work. The employers appearing repeatedly in the local sample included Wesco International, Omnicell, Inc., Direct Online Marketing, and Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, pointing to industrial B2B, healthcare-tech, agency, and financial-services demand. NEXT Pittsburgh also highlighted a Digital and Web Strategist opening at UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation and a Development & Communications Coordinator opening at Global Links, while Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership said it would retain a marketing agency for toolkits and business coaching later in 2026. Agencies are not the whole story, but they matter here: Corkboard Concepts reported expanded services spanning content production, social media, search, programmatic advertising, and media buying, and PIC described an established team with content, paid media, email, SEO, and HubSpot capabilities.

Which employers are hiring the most Marketing, Communications & Content talent in Pittsburgh, PA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Wesco International (5 postings), Shusters (5 postings), Omnicell, Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Marketing, Communications & Content roles in Pittsburgh, PA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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