The annual salary statistics of nonfarm animal caretakers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of nonfarm animal caretakers 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 | $21,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for nonfarm animal caretakers 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 $38,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of nonfarm animal caretakers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,100 | 11.62% | 28.93% |
| 2021 | $23,950 | 15.24% | - |
| 2020 | $20,300 | 4.93% | - |
| 2019 | $19,300 | 0.93% | - |
| 2018 | $19,120 | -6.64% | - |
| 2017 | $20,390 | 1.86% | - |
| 2016 | $20,010 | 3.60% | - |
| 2015 | $19,290 | 3.63% | - |
| 2014 | $18,590 | -0.38% | - |
| 2013 | $18,660 | -3.22% | - |
| 2012 | $19,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,100 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for nonfarm animal caretakers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of nonfarm animal caretakers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 33.0 percent (33.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.