IT Manager salary in Harrisburg, PA

Based on 64 certified H-1B filings in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Carlisle, Mechanicsburgh.

Also listed as: Engineering Manager, Technical Program Manager

Median salary$160,400
Middle 50%$147.3k–$188.1k
vs. national median−20%comparison median $200,304
Filings64FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $123,614 and $251,754.
PercentileSalary
10th$139,230
25th$147,325
50th (median)$160,400
75th$188,075
90th$222,797

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $145k $190k FY2020: median $117,000 (49 filings) FY2021: median $120,000 (33 filings) FY2022: median $142,293 (65 filings) FY2023: median $137,650 (40 filings) FY2024: median $149,850 (36 filings) FY2025: median $155,050 (50 filings) FY2026: median $173,685 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 49 filings FY20 FY2021: 33 filings FY21 FY2022: 65 filings FY22 FY2023: 40 filings FY23 FY2024: 36 filings FY24 FY2025: 50 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 65
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$117,000$110,000$130,00049
FY2021$120,000$111,093$130,60033
FY2022$142,293$134,992$153,40065
FY2023$137,650$123,679$145,82540
FY2024$149,850$136,725$162,01136
FY2025$155,050$144,942$173,58750
FY2026$173,685$172,370$199,47514

Cost of living

Harrisburg's median IT Manager salary of $160,400 is worth about $162,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer and Information Systems Managers in the Harrisburg, PA area earned a median of $146,300 in May 2025 (1,360 employed). The H-1B median here is $160,400, 10% 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
Deloitte$160,40046
EYtoo few3
Amazontoo few2
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commissiontoo few2
TE Connectivitytoo few2
TestingXpertstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $149,100 27
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV $187,400 25

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$123,614$149,10027
Expert · Level IV$172,370$187,40025

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.