All four of those orchestras are now negotiating new contracts, and the outcome of those negotiations could have a major impact on the PSO's bottom line. The current minimum salaries at the four orchestras currently range from $100,620 in Cleveland to $105,040 in Philadelphia. At least some of them are seeking pay cuts, but if the average remains steady, the minimum salary in Pittsburgh will rise to $98,000‹a sizeable jump from the current $83,182.
"It's really out of our hands," chief financial officer William S. Hart told the Post-Gazette. "We'll live with that just like we live with every other deal we make."