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Child, Family, and School Social Workers salary in Harrisburg, PA

The median child, family, and school social workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA earns $62,810 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,227 a month.

10th percentile
$43,650
25th percentile
$51,170
Median percentile
$62,810
75th percentile
$65,870
90th percentile
$83,410

Based on 890 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$50,720 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,810
Federal income tax−$5,357
Social Security + Medicare−$4,805
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,928
Monthly take-home$4,227
Every two weeks$1,951

Does it go far here?

$63,670Median pay in Harrisburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.7 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,212 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Harrisburg, PA

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$209,140
Physicians, All Other$156,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$146,300
Pharmacists$135,480
Financial Managers$133,080
Nurse Practitioners$132,670
Lawyers$131,440
Marketing Managers$128,830

All child, family, and school social workers salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania