Mid-level Programmer Analyst salary in Harrisburg, PA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill, Middletown, Carlisle, Shippensburg.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$77,012
Middle 50%$77k–$90.5k
vs. all levels here−23%comparison median $99,500
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,611 and $109,244.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,544
25th$77,000
50th (median)$77,012
75th$90,500
90th$103,890

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2021: median $75,502 (12 filings) FY2023: median $80,900 (14 filings) FY2025: median $84,822 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 15
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–––8
FY2021$75,502$64,081$92,74212
FY2022–––6
FY2023$80,900$79,380$87,75014
FY2024–––9
FY2025$84,822$76,544$93,00815
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Harrisburg's median mid-level Programmer Analyst salary of $77,012 is worth about $78,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Programmers in the Harrisburg, PA area earned a median of $86,450 in May 2025 (140 employed). The H-1B median here is $77,012, 11% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Upsilonsofttoo few5
Collabrium Systemstoo few2
Maxarytoo 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 $77,012 22
Senior · Level III $106,000 14
Expert · Level IV $106,621 11

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$70,262$77,01222
Senior · Level III$85,238$106,00014
Expert · Level IV$100,214$106,62111

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.