High paying medical jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Every medical 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 medical 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

1Dentists, General$193,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$105,650 – $362,820130
2Physicians, All Other$156,000
Doctoral or professional degree
$67,200 – $428,1701,310
3Pharmacists$135,480
Doctoral or professional degree
$122,140 – $162,240750
4Veterinarians$132,750
Doctoral or professional degree
$80,390 – $298,310180
5Nurse Practitioners$132,670
Master's degree
$103,430 – $159,260500
6Physician Assistants$123,110
Master's degree
$71,960 – $157,730580
7Physical Therapists$100,160
Doctoral or professional degree
$77,140 – $131,860640
8Occupational Therapists$98,240
Master's degree
$71,010 – $128,070430
9Registered Nurses$96,770
Bachelor's degree
$76,760 – $116,4509,210
10Speech-Language Pathologists$89,650
Master's degree
$63,240 – $123,540410
11Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$85,140
Associate's degree
$39,310 – $101,920160
12Dental Hygienists$84,100
Associate's degree
$76,820 – $96,270390
13Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$79,330
Associate's degree
$72,570 – $98,110230
14Respiratory Therapists$78,750
Associate's degree
$63,760 – $94,590410
15Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,740
Associate's degree
$61,760 – $97,250470
16Dietitians and Nutritionists$65,930
Bachelor's degree
$44,620 – $89,340230
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,010 – $74,9802,180
18Surgical Technologists$61,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,830 – $75,990330
19Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$61,300
Bachelor's degree
$39,720 – $80,930700
20Paramedics$60,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,780 – $70,320200
21Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$49,520
Associate's degree
$40,580 – $95,410280
22Medical Records Specialists$47,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,860 – $77,980360
23Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$45,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,450 – $106,960270
24Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,510
Associate's degree
$36,690 – $57,500280
25Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,400 – $79,010760
26Psychiatric Technicians$42,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,930 – $47,830370
27Pharmacy Technicians$39,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,010 – $49,090910
28Emergency Medical Technicians$39,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,520 – $48,260590
29Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,370 – $46,630150
30Dietetic Technicians$34,080
Associate's degree
$30,590 – $42,730120

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	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$193,760	$105,650 – $362,820	130
2	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$156,000	$67,200 – $428,170	1,310
3	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$135,480	$122,140 – $162,240	750
4	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$132,750	$80,390 – $298,310	180
5	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$132,670	$103,430 – $159,260	500
6	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$123,110	$71,960 – $157,730	580
7	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$100,160	$77,140 – $131,860	640
8	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$98,240	$71,010 – $128,070	430
9	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$96,770	$76,760 – $116,450	9,210
10	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$89,650	$63,240 – $123,540	410
11	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$85,140	$39,310 – $101,920	160
12	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$84,100	$76,820 – $96,270	390
13	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$79,330	$72,570 – $98,110	230
14	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,750	$63,760 – $94,590	410
15	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,740	$61,760 – $97,250	470
16	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$65,930	$44,620 – $89,340	230
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,680	$52,010 – $74,980	2,180
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,730	$44,830 – $75,990	330
19	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and TechniciansBachelor's degree	$61,300	$39,720 – $80,930	700
20	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,390	$47,780 – $70,320	200
21	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,520	$40,580 – $95,410	280
22	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,630	$37,860 – $77,980	360
23	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,520	$40,450 – $106,960	270
24	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,510	$36,690 – $57,500	280
25	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,140	$38,400 – $79,010	760
26	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,590	$34,930 – $47,830	370
27	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,940	$35,010 – $49,090	910
28	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,150	$31,520 – $48,260	590
29	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,850	$37,370 – $46,630	150
30	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$34,080	$30,590 – $42,730	120

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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