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Systems Software Developers Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems 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 Systems Software Developers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,000
25th Percentile Wage
$76,840
50th Percentile Wage
$90,450
75th Percentile Wage
$102,880
90th Percentile Wage
$132,540

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems 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 $132,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,000.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$90,450
1.45% 8.03%
2017
$89,140
-5.45% -
2016
$94,000
3.02% -
2015
$91,160
2.70% -
2014
$88,700
-0.95% -
2013
$89,540
7.09% -
2012
$83,190
- -

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $90,450 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 43.8 percent (43.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Altoona.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$112,710
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$111,940
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$107,650
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$102,640
Philadelphia
$98,270
State College
$98,100
Reading
$97,290
Lancaster
$95,290
Pittsburgh
$94,930
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$93,840
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$90,450
Erie
$90,320
Williamsport
$89,080
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$87,850
York-Hanover
$75,350
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$70,810
Altoona
$50,870

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