The annual salary statistics of other life scientists in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other life scientists 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 | $67,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other life scientists 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 $99,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,040. 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 other life scientists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,040 | 4.60% | 13.21% |
| 2021 | $76,360 | 7.22% | - |
| 2019 | $70,850 | 0.62% | - |
| 2018 | $70,410 | 3.98% | - |
| 2017 | $67,610 | -2.75% | - |
| 2015 | $69,470 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $69,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,040, Harrisburg-Carlisle is the second highest paying city for other life scientists in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $89,290). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of other life scientists in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington |