Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA are those of family medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $201,400. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $169,520.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,400	$74,680	320
2	Chief Executives	$169,520	$106,290	560
3	General Dentists	$157,860	$95,170	160
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,740	$101,500	350
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,830	$97,150	1,110
6	Optometrists	$129,360	$82,500	80
7	Pharmacists	$129,310	$101,650	750
8	Financial Managers	$128,500	$76,970	1,340
9	Database Architects	$125,170	$59,390	170
10	Purchasing Managers	$124,450	$80,850	140
11	All Other Managers	$124,240	$82,090	1,420
12	Marketing Managers	$118,900	$62,470	470
13	Nurse Practitioners	$118,530	$96,790	360
14	Sales Managers	$113,770	$56,500	770
15	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$113,540	$80,040	30
16	Lawyers	$113,150	$67,530	1,720
17	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$113,090	$48,320	120
18	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$112,740	$68,170	300
19	Human Resources Managers	$112,240	$72,260	400
20	Public Relations Managers	$111,730	$77,790	100
21	Physician Assistants	$105,000	$44,970	390
22	Postsecondary Political Science Teachers	$104,760	$61,560	40
23	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$104,420	$50,630	120
24	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,360	$75,140	1,050
25	Software Developers	$103,190	$69,130	2,170
26	Other Education Administrators	$103,180	$59,390	80
27	Construction Managers	$102,850	$70,080	140
28	Fundraising Managers	$102,700	$67,670	50
29	Veterinarians	$102,530	$75,810	150
30	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$102,370	$61,060	130
31	Postsecondary History Teachers	$102,010	$59,050	50
32	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$101,980	$52,550	110
33	Computer Network Architects	$101,700	$67,120	280
34	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$101,530	$76,040	470
35	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$101,040	$63,970	440
36	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$101,000	$69,920	30
37	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$99,370	$49,710	260
38	Natural Sciences Managers	$99,340	$58,300	130
39	Electrical Engineers	$98,950	$60,660	210
40	Industrial Production Managers	$98,090	$64,480	290
41	General and Operations Managers	$97,490	$46,700	6,250
42	Administrative Services Managers	$97,490	$60,050	610
43	Information Security Analysts	$97,490	$46,120	220
44	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$97,420	$48,070	200
45	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$97,280	$62,240	300
46	Physical Therapists	$97,050	$73,610	680
47	Food Scientists and Technologists	$96,930	$65,430	40
48	Labor Relations Specialists	$96,920	$51,420	350
49	Training and Development Managers	$95,930	$69,780	70
50	Computer Systems Analysts	$94,850	$61,360	1,520
51	Mechanical Engineers	$94,730	$62,160	690
52	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$94,530	$43,400	240
53	Computer Programmers	$94,220	$49,550	230
54	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$90,850	$55,330	40
55	Financial Risk Specialists	$90,460	$56,260	50
56	Postsecondary Philosophy and Religion Teachers	$89,430	$57,020	40
57	Computer Occupations, All Other	$89,290	$60,010	1,790
58	Personal Financial Advisors	$88,460	$56,200	360
59	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$88,320	$70,430	90
60	Postsecondary Computer Science Teachers	$87,670	$48,960	80
61	Social and Community Service Managers	$87,550	$53,290	290
62	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$87,380	$64,190	130
63	Data Scientists	$86,770	$49,290	270
64	Facilities Managers	$86,520	$63,530	200
65	Database Administrators	$86,350	$52,870	220
66	Environmental Engineers	$85,990	$58,880	130
67	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$84,480	$49,950	250
68	Project Management Specialists	$83,680	$48,460	1,540
69	Other Community and Social Service Specialists	$83,550	$53,790	160
70	Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$83,060	$63,970	180
71	Occupational Therapists	$82,710	$60,850	410
72	Postsecondary Nursing Instructors and Teachers	$82,400	$56,830	240
73	Foresters	$81,760	$71,680	40
74	Economists	$81,680	$50,140	150
75	Engineers, All Other	$81,650	$39,800	200
76	Postsecondary English Language and Literature Teachers	$81,340	$47,670	130
77	Postsecondary Chemistry Teachers	$81,220	$53,270	60
78	Materials Engineers	$81,210	$52,520	50
79	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$81,090	$56,950	110
80	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$81,000	$70,620	30
81	Logisticians	$80,910	$55,520	970
82	Other Postsecondary Teachers	$80,540	$36,680	350
83	Other Life Scientists	$80,040	$56,200	30
84	Middle School Special Education Teachers	$79,960	$52,420	150
85	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$79,820	$49,890	610
86	Postsecondary Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers	$79,730	$44,540	90
87	Industrial Engineers	$79,590	$58,490	500
88	Civil Engineers	$79,470	$58,740	1,050
89	First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$79,430	$67,250	50
90	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$79,400	$61,920	130
91	Postsecondary Foreign Language and Literature Teachers	$79,140	$51,070	50
92	Postsecondary Communications Teachers	$78,900	$47,420	60
93	Postsecondary Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers	$78,830	$47,630	50
94	Other Financial Specialists	$78,590	$49,360	400
95	Art Directors	$78,480	$52,210	70
96	Registered Nurses	$78,450	$63,780	8,260
97	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$78,340	$51,840	100
98	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$78,270	$49,020	90
99	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$78,000	$38,540	1,500
100	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$77,960	$64,360	50

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$196,020
2	General Dentists	$146,240
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$131,770
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$128,420
5	Pharmacists	$127,960
6	Financial Managers	$127,690
7	Optometrists	$123,580
8	Marketing Managers	$121,240
9	Purchasing Managers	$119,400
10	All Other Managers	$119,400

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$203,570
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$189,720
3	General Dentists	$147,970
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$141,670
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,840
6	Financial Managers	$123,180
7	Pharmacists	$122,020
8	Marketing Managers	$121,320
9	Optometrists	$121,210
10	Purchasing Managers	$118,670

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$202,500
2	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$172,640
3	Chief Executives	$168,720
4	General Dentists	$157,910
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$138,010
6	Sales Managers	$126,740
7	Marketing Managers	$126,160
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$125,210
9	Financial Managers	$122,010
10	Optometrists	$120,880

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