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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Harrisburg, PA

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA earns $63,680 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,283 a month.

10th percentile
$46,970
25th percentile
$58,270
Median percentile
$63,680
75th percentile
$71,230
90th percentile
$76,710

Based on 280 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

$51,392 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,680
Federal income tax−$5,462
Social Security + Medicare−$4,872
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,955
Monthly take-home$4,283
Every two weeks$1,977

Does it go far here?

$64,551Median pay in Harrisburg, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.7 vs 100).
28%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 water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania