The annual salary statistics of desktop publishers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of desktop publishers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $21,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for desktop publishers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of desktop publishers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $35,750 | 3.66% | -2.69% |
| 2016 | $34,440 | -4.21% | - |
| 2015 | $35,890 | -7.55% | - |
| 2014 | $38,600 | -6.35% | - |
| 2013 | $41,050 | 10.57% | - |
| 2012 | $36,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,750 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for desktop publishers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of desktop publishers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 35.6 percent (35.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 21.3 percent (21.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Philadelphia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| York-Hanover | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Erie | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Lancaster | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Philadelphia |