SOC 43-5111 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Harrisburg, PA

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is $54,400 a year ($26.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,560: half of the 150 people in this job in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$54,400average per year

$26.15 / hourMedian $56,560Take-home ≈ $44,220

  • $40K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

150people in this job
+14%vs U.S. average
#2 of 9Pennsylvania metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Harrisburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,120 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,190 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Harrisburg earn between $48,250 and $61,420.

  • $40K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,400$4,533$26.15
Median$56,560$4,713$27.19
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,250$4,021$23.20
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,420$5,118$29.53

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Harrisburg vs. Pennsylvania and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Harrisburg earn 6% more than the Pennsylvania average ($51,470) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +22% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Harrisburg$54,400$56,560$40,120$63,190150
Pennsylvania$51,470$49,480$37,300$62,9302,100
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Harrisburg

On the average salary of $54,400, a single filer in Harrisburg takes home about $44,220 a year, or $3,685 a month and $1,701 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% 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 weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? 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 $54,400 buys what about $55,144 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Harrisburg ($49,610). A typical home costs $312,126, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Harrisburg ranks 2nd of 9 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Allentown pays the most ($56,940).

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Pennsylvania

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Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Harrisburg: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Harrisburg?

$26.15 an hour on average, and $27.19 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Harrisburg?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,120 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,250, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Harrisburg?

About $44,220 a year ($3,685 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,400. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Harrisburg than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

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 43-5111; area Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA (25420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 1.32, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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