Lab Director Salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

How much does a Lab Director make in Pittsburgh, PA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Lab Director in Pittsburgh, PA is $151,252. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $132,107 to $173,662, with most professionals earning between $114,677 and $194,066.

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Track record of responsibly developing web applications integrating AI tools, such as pattern recognition, machine vision, machine translation, or facial recognition technologies.

January 24, 2023

Demonstrated experience with conducting human research, Good Clinical Practices, applicable FDA regulations, Good Documentation Practices, and data collection methods.

April 09, 2023

Requires excellent relationship management / collaborative skills and commitment to negotiate, influence and drive space and planning standards with key stakeholders.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Lab Director in Pittsburgh, PA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

132107

173662

151252

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

136588

187195

159145

What is the average salary for Lab Director in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lab Director in Pittsburgh, PA. The base salary for Lab Director ranges from $132,107 to $173,662 with the average base salary of $151,252. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $136,588 to $187,195 with the average total cash compensation of $159,145.

View Average Salary for Lab Director as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$151,252	$132,107 - $173,662
Bonus	$7,893	$4,480 - $13,532
Total Pay	$159,145	$136,588 - $187,195

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Lab Director Salary Near Pittsburgh, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Pittsburgh, PA
CITY, STATE Greensburg, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $127,970 - $168,223	COMPARE TO Pittsburgh, PA
CITY, STATE Weirton, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $130,751 - $171,880	COMPARE TO Pittsburgh, PA
CITY, STATE Wheeling, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $131,303 - $172,605	COMPARE TO Pittsburgh, PA
CITY, STATE Morgantown, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $131,303 - $172,605	COMPARE TO Pittsburgh, PA
CITY, STATE Youngstown, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $126,313 - $166,046	COMPARE TO Pittsburgh, PA
CITY, STATE Johnstown, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $123,872 - $162,837	COMPARE TO Pittsburgh, PA

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About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh (/ˈpɪtsbɜːrɡ/ PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. As of 2018, a population of 308,144 lives within the city limits, making it the 63rd-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,362,453, is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 26th-largest in the U.S. Pittsburgh is located in the south west of the state, at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers. Pittsburgh is known both as "the ...

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