SOC 15-1211 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro

Computer Systems Analysts Salary in Harrisburg, PA

The average salary for computer systems analysts in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is $93,360 a year ($44.89 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $91,900: half of the 1,190 people in this job in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($115,431).

$93,360average per year

$44.89 / hourMedian $91,900Take-home ≈ $71,643

  • $63K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $92KMedian
  • $105K75th
  • $127K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,190people in this job
-19%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 16Pennsylvania metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Systems Analysts pay range in Harrisburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $127,170 or more. The middle half of computer systems analysts in Harrisburg earn between $74,500 and $104,710.

  • $63K10th
  • $74K25th
  • $92KMedian
  • $105K75th
  • $127K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$93,360$7,780$44.88
Median$91,900$7,658$44.18
Entry level (25th percentile)$74,500$6,208$35.82
Experienced (75th percentile)$104,710$8,726$50.34

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Computer Systems Analysts salary after taxes in Harrisburg

On the average salary of $93,360, a single filer in Harrisburg takes home about $71,643 a year, or $5,970 a month and $2,755 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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Is Harrisburg a good place for computer systems analysts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Harrisburg area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.7), so the average $93,360 buys what about $94,638 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Harrisburg ($49,610). A typical home costs $312,126, or 3.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Systems Analysts salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Harrisburg ranks 7th of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Philadelphia pays the most ($110,590).

All Computer Systems Analysts salaries in Pennsylvania

Highest-paying cities for computer systems analysts

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($157,170).

Computer Systems Analysts salary by city

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Computer Systems Analysts salary in Harrisburg: questions

How much do computer systems analysts make an hour in Harrisburg?

$44.89 an hour on average, and $44.18 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer systems analysts salary in Harrisburg?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,680 a year and the 25th percentile is $74,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer systems analysts take-home pay in Harrisburg?

About $71,643 a year ($5,970 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $93,360. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do computer systems analysts earn more in Harrisburg than elsewhere?

The average here is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($115,431).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1211; area Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA (25420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.06, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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