High paying business and finance jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA run 1.3% below the national average (2024), so a Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA salary is worth about 1.01× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Employed

1Personal Financial Advisors$112,430
Bachelor's degree
$61,710 – $265,990420
2Project Management Specialists$97,850
Bachelor's degree
$59,880 – $155,6901,910
3Financial Specialists, All Other$90,400
Bachelor's degree
$59,260 – $125,420400
4Logisticians$88,000
Bachelor's degree
$50,960 – $125,4201,110
5Financial Examiners$82,220
Bachelor's degree
$61,710 – $139,310140
6Financial and Investment Analysts$81,360
Bachelor's degree
$54,700 – $152,400570
7Labor Relations Specialists$80,530
Bachelor's degree
$51,150 – $138,680380
8Budget Analysts$80,480
Bachelor's degree
$61,710 – $111,970370
9Management Analysts$79,930
Bachelor's degree
$60,320 – $129,8403,080
10Cost Estimators$78,060
Bachelor's degree
$48,390 – $126,940470
11Insurance Underwriters$77,890
Bachelor's degree
$48,370 – $128,270320
12Compliance Officers$76,940
Bachelor's degree
$51,520 – $109,9701,330
13Accountants and Auditors$76,510
Bachelor's degree
$50,850 – $111,9703,210
14Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,860 – $105,480770
15Buyers and Purchasing Agents$75,420
Bachelor's degree
$44,280 – $114,6701,180
16Business Operations Specialists, All Other$75,230
Bachelor's degree
$44,840 – $121,8501,960
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$71,500
Bachelor's degree
$44,350 – $116,2701,560
18Human Resources Specialists$70,140
Bachelor's degree
$47,890 – $104,8102,640
19Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$69,850
Bachelor's degree
$46,850 – $114,420320
20Training and Development Specialists$67,370
Bachelor's degree
$44,370 – $106,3501,000
21Loan Officers$66,500
Bachelor's degree
$39,860 – $129,870450
22Fundraisers$63,490
Bachelor's degree
$40,300 – $99,990380
23Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$58,730
Bachelor's degree
$42,740 – $81,020260
24Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$54,060
Bachelor's degree
$47,740 – $82,220530

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHarrisburg-Carlisle, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$112,430	$61,710 – $265,990	420
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$97,850	$59,880 – $155,690	1,910
3	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$90,400	$59,260 – $125,420	400
4	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$88,000	$50,960 – $125,420	1,110
5	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$82,220	$61,710 – $139,310	140
6	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$81,360	$54,700 – $152,400	570
7	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$80,530	$51,150 – $138,680	380
8	Budget AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,480	$61,710 – $111,970	370
9	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$79,930	$60,320 – $129,840	3,080
10	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$78,060	$48,390 – $126,940	470
11	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$77,890	$48,370 – $128,270	320
12	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$76,940	$51,520 – $109,970	1,330
13	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$76,510	$50,850 – $111,970	3,210
14	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,100	$46,860 – $105,480	770
15	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$75,420	$44,280 – $114,670	1,180
16	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$75,230	$44,840 – $121,850	1,960
17	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$71,500	$44,350 – $116,270	1,560
18	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$70,140	$47,890 – $104,810	2,640
19	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$69,850	$46,850 – $114,420	320
20	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$67,370	$44,370 – $106,350	1,000
21	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$66,500	$39,860 – $129,870	450
22	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$63,490	$40,300 – $99,990	380
23	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$58,730	$42,740 – $81,020	260
24	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$54,060	$47,740 – $82,220	530

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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