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Applications Software Developers Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of applications software developers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of applications software developers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Applications Software Developers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$61,700
25th Percentile Wage
$72,550
50th Percentile Wage
$86,480
75th Percentile Wage
$102,200
90th Percentile Wage
$119,970

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for applications software developers 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 $119,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,700.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of applications software developers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$86,480
6.75% 10.28%
2017
$80,640
4.58% -
2016
$76,950
2.90% -
2015
$74,720
-1.94% -
2014
$76,170
-3.61% -
2013
$78,920
1.69% -
2012
$77,590
- -

Table 2. Compare Applications Software Developers Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,480 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for applications software developers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of applications software developers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Gettysburg and 22.1 percent (22.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomsburg-Berwick.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Gettysburg
$110,380
Newark-Union
$110,070
Philadelphia
$102,220
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$101,430
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$101,130
Reading
$95,640
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$89,040
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$87,400
Pittsburgh
$86,790
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$86,480
State College
$83,730
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$81,640
Erie
$81,480
Lancaster
$81,150
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$80,610
York-Hanover
$79,730
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$77,910
Altoona
$77,650
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$77,040
Johnstown
$73,720
Lebanon
$73,510
Williamsport
$72,120
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$72,060
East Stroudsburg
$70,840
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$67,360

See also: Top paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.