
Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Form S-8, No. 33-60530 and Form S-3, No. 3-44164)
pertaining to the 1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan and the
Dividend Reinvestment Plan of S&T Bancorp, Inc. and
subsidiaries, respectively, and the related Prospectuses of our
report dated January 16, 1998, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of S&T Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries
incorporated by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended December 31, 1997.



/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 23, 1998




