Senior Programmer Analyst salary in Harrisburg, PA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill, Middletown, Carlisle, Shippensburg.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$106,000
Middle 50%$99.6k–$110k
vs. all levels here+7%comparison median $99,500
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,246 and $124,448.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,638
25th$99,625
50th (median)$106,000
75th$110,000
90th$118,875

Cost of living

Harrisburg's median senior Programmer Analyst salary of $106,000 is worth about $107,500 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 $106,000, 23% higher.

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
Collabrium Systemstoo few7

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.