Electrical Engineer salary in Harrisburg, PA

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Middletown, Mechanicsburg, Middeltown, Shippensburg, Shippensburgh.

Also listed as: Electrical Design Engineer

Median salary$120,000
Middle 50%$93.8k–$132.5k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $123,560
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,272 and $144,450.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,275
25th$93,819
50th (median)$120,000
75th$132,500
90th$140,000

Cost of living

Harrisburg's median Electrical Engineer salary of $120,000 is worth about $121,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Harrisburg = 98.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Electrical Engineers in the Harrisburg, PA area earned a median of $103,740 in May 2025 (230 employed). The H-1B median here is $120,000, 16% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
TE Connectivitytoo few8
Sanctityinternationaltoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.