The annual salary statistics of historians in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of historians 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 | $56,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for historians 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 $104,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of historians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $71,680 | -1.91% | 14.13% |
| 2021 | $73,050 | 3.75% | - |
| 2020 | $70,310 | 2.13% | - |
| 2019 | $68,810 | 3.34% | - |
| 2018 | $66,510 | 3.65% | - |
| 2016 | $64,080 | 4.35% | - |
| 2015 | $61,290 | 2.56% | - |
| 2014 | $59,720 | -0.64% | - |
| 2013 | $60,100 | -2.41% | - |
| 2012 | $61,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,680 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for historians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of historians in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 48.6 percent (48.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Philadelphia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Philadelphia |