Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of software quality assurance analysts and testers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of software quality assurance analysts and testers 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 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,950
25th Percentile Wage
$61,030
50th Percentile Wage
$84,480
75th Percentile Wage
$102,050
90th Percentile Wage
$120,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software quality assurance analysts and testers 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 $120,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,950.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software quality assurance analysts and testers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$84,480
4.02% 4.02%
2021
$81,080
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Table 2. Compare Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester Salary in Harrisburg-Carlisle with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,480 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for software quality assurance analysts and testers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of software quality assurance analysts and testers in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 13.1 percent (13.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomsburg-Berwick.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$97,160
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$88,880
Pittsburgh
$84,740
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$84,480
Lancaster
$81,920
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$80,510
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$72,840
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$71,730
Reading
$71,290
York-Hanover
$65,880
Erie
$61,910
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$61,520

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