Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Supervisor pay in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA was $73,560 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $57,080 and $81,000.

The Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA median is $890 below the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about harrisburg-Carlisle, PA?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: median $73,560; published 25th to 75th percentile $57,080 to $81,000.

Annual wage percentiles, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$45,940	$57,080	$73,560	$81,000	$96,300

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: median $35.37; published 25th to 75th percentile $27.44 to $38.94.

Hourly wage percentiles, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.09	$27.44	$35.37	$38.94	$46.30

BLS estimated 1,140 workers employed in this occupation in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA. Location quotient: 0.78.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Packaging Supervisor median is $73,560. The all-occupations median in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is $49,610. Ratio: 1.48 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.78 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Packaging Supervisor in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$56,870	$72,360	$81,760
May 2025	$57,080	$73,560	$81,000

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Lebanon, PA	$70,000	$58,570 to $76,970
York-Hanover, PA	$74,050	$59,580 to $85,210

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