Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Pittsburgh, PA (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 8,680 | $1,252 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 7,410 | $828 | 18.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 6,278 | $2,220 | 39.7% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 5,828 | $487 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 5,772 | $1,721 | 36.3% |
| Construction (all) | 5,711 | $1,539 | 14.8% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 3,663 | $1,449 | 15.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 3,517 | $2,257 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 3,219 | $1,007 | 19.8% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 3,002 | $872 | 40.7% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 2,973 | $953 | 21.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,669 | $1,679 | 8.5% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 2,612 | $632 | 24.4% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 2,381 | $1,441 | 24.3% |
| Real Estate | 1,960 | — | 27.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 1,851 | $491 | 3.4% |
| Social Assistance | 1,850 | — | 36.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 1,832 | $1,678 | 7.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 1,768 | $1,584 | 13.2% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 1,411 | $957 | 8.0% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 1,279 | $2,054 | 18.3% |
| Legal Services | 1,218 | $2,330 | 43.8% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 1,186 | $595 | 4.3% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 1,153 | $1,057 | 21.6% |
| Information | 1,139 | $3,047 | 24.6% |
| Beauty Salons | 1,063 | $562 | 24.4% |
| Landscaping Services | 1,033 | — | 21.2% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 1,031 | — | 36.1% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 1,009 | — | 14.9% |
| Offices of Dentists | 987 | $1,214 | 27.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 948 | $1,189 | 3.6% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 927 | $2,032 | 31.9% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 865 | $2,451 | 37.0% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 855 | — | 14.1% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 850 | — | 7.5% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 843 | — | 15.7% |
| Truck Transportation | 827 | $1,351 | 10.1% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 821 | — | -2.8% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 812 | $1,792 | 40.7% |
| Educational Services | 812 | $1,355 | 29.4% |
| General Automotive Repair | 806 | $956 | 7.5% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 773 | $511 | 6.2% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 736 | — | 0.9% |
| Gasoline Stations | 734 | — | 2.0% |
| Child Day Care Services | 717 | $589 | 36.7% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 598 | $752 | 7.7% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 581 | $1,382 | 40.8% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 579 | $1,391 | 9.8% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 560 | $1,516 | 6.6% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 554 | — | 3.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 503 | — | 35.0% |
| Janitorial Services | 489 | — | 21.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 411 | — | -9.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 351 | — | 5.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 346 | — | 6.2% |
| Accommodation | 320 | $780 | -13.0% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 307 | — | 26.5% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 298 | — | 0.3% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 287 | — | 9.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 280 | $1,795 | 11.2% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 247 | $2,318 | 15.0% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 246 | $1,518 | 7.8% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 237 | — | 13.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 232 | $1,111 | — |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 209 | $1,790 | 16.7% |
| Food Manufacturing | 197 | $908 | -1.2% |
| Utilities | 191 | $2,211 | 9.6% |
| Specialized Design Services | 191 | — | 30.3% |
| Publishing Industries | 190 | — | 18.2% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 182 | — | 7.3% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 176 | $1,300 | 14.4% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 172 | — | 23.7% |
| Other Information Services | 160 | — | 34.6% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 158 | — | 39.3% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 150 | — | 5.5% |
| Printing & Related Support | 148 | — | -2.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 142 | — | 22.1% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 127 | — | -7.2% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 118 | — | 9.0% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 110 | — | 23.8% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 107 | — | -0.2% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 100 | — | 13.3% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 95 | — | 16.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 78 | — | 13.1% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 68 | — | 8.9% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 57 | — | 9.3% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 56 | — | 5.4% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 49 | — | 12.0% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 49 | — | 3.5% |
| Hospitals | 49 | — | 16.6% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 43 | — | -0.6% |
| Water Transportation | 13 | — | -1.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 10 | — | 37.7% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 3 | — | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.