High paying management jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Every management 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 management 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

1Chief Executives$209,140
Bachelor's degree
$118,080 – $522,640520
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$164,150
Bachelor's degree
$116,150 – $218,490430
3Computer and Information Systems Managers$146,300
Bachelor's degree
$100,300 – $207,5101,360
4Purchasing Managers$134,660
Bachelor's degree
$84,280 – $181,810150
5Financial Managers$133,080
Bachelor's degree
$77,640 – $234,1501,660
6Human Resources Managers$130,200
Bachelor's degree
$80,250 – $192,030440
7Marketing Managers$128,830
Bachelor's degree
$74,690 – $208,030640
8Sales Managers$126,050
Bachelor's degree
$69,270 – $214,390890
9Managers, All Other$125,420
Bachelor's degree
$78,650 – $179,3201,460
10Public Relations Managers$124,250
Bachelor's degree
$70,990 – $198,760170
11Natural Sciences Managers$116,920
Bachelor's degree
$76,660 – $192,420190
12Administrative Services Managers$109,470
Bachelor's degree
$80,480 – $159,600520
13Construction Managers$106,720
Bachelor's degree
$78,130 – $165,030350
14Education Administrators, Postsecondary$104,970
Master's degree
$71,420 – $196,150240
15Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$104,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$71,310 – $169,350600
16Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$103,850
Master's degree
$73,640 – $160,110820
17Medical and Health Services Managers$103,340
Bachelor's degree
$63,190 – $162,3501,950
18Industrial Production Managers$102,880
Bachelor's degree
$72,210 – $174,370370
19General and Operations Managers$101,890
Bachelor's degree
$50,970 – $216,3508,180
20Facilities Managers$90,220
Bachelor's degree
$58,910 – $139,860410
21Emergency Management Directors$76,940
Bachelor's degree
$61,710 – $145,790110
22Social and Community Service Managers$76,220
Bachelor's degree
$47,440 – $136,030490
23Food Service Managers$62,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,070 – $91,960630
24Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,090 – $133,600460
25Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,710
Bachelor's degree
$38,110 – $66,900180

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$209,140	$118,080 – $522,640	520
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$164,150	$116,150 – $218,490	430
3	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$146,300	$100,300 – $207,510	1,360
4	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$134,660	$84,280 – $181,810	150
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$133,080	$77,640 – $234,150	1,660
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,200	$80,250 – $192,030	440
7	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$128,830	$74,690 – $208,030	640
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,050	$69,270 – $214,390	890
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$125,420	$78,650 – $179,320	1,460
10	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,250	$70,990 – $198,760	170
11	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$116,920	$76,660 – $192,420	190
12	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$109,470	$80,480 – $159,600	520
13	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,720	$78,130 – $165,030	350
14	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$104,970	$71,420 – $196,150	240
15	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,820	$71,310 – $169,350	600
16	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$103,850	$73,640 – $160,110	820
17	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,340	$63,190 – $162,350	1,950
18	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,880	$72,210 – $174,370	370
19	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,890	$50,970 – $216,350	8,180
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$90,220	$58,910 – $139,860	410
21	Emergency Management DirectorsBachelor's degree	$76,940	$61,710 – $145,790	110
22	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$76,220	$47,440 – $136,030	490
23	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,660	$43,070 – $91,960	630
24	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,880	$48,090 – $133,600	460
25	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$48,710	$38,110 – $66,900	180

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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