Senior Research Scientist Salary in Harrisburg, PA

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Senior Research Scientist in Harrisburg, PA is $111,392. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $98,191 to $125,440, with most professionals earning between $86,172 and $138,230.

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Develop small scale and high-throughput revenue generating assays to answer relevant and timely scientific questions in the broader NHP mucosal immunology research community.

January 16, 2023

Demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills, a documented ability to troubleshoot technical issues, an ability to plan and carry out experiments independently, and to work with complex instrumentation and software.

February 10, 2023

Understand and effectively articulate in written work products the importance of variability and uncertainty, and the way in which these may be quantified, adjusted for, and/or mitigated in environmental decision-making.

February 15, 2023

Assists business development group in technical sales and marketing, and in preparation of technical marketing materials, and presents posters and makes podium presentations at conferences.

February 26, 2023

Manages lower level scientists, including providing technical guidance,interviewing, hiring, training, goal setting, including performance evaluation, prioritization of work and compliance with personnel and safety policies.

March 10, 2023

Participates in technology transfer from process development to clinical and commercial GMP manufacturing, including CMO selection, definition of bill of materials, batch record review, and discrepancy resolution.

April 07, 2023

Works under supervision of more senior scientists or scientific directors to identify and validate targets, advance the development of economical, state-of-the art techniques to develop, produce and/or characterize materials or tools for the discovery and development of new therapeutic agents.

May 14, 2023

Collaborate with other software engineers and research scientists to develop and maintain a physically-accurate, reliable, and fast open-source simulation toolkit.

May 14, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Senior Research Scientist in Harrisburg, PA

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98191

125440

111392

Average Total Cash Compensation

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102538

136829

118256

What is the average salary for Senior Research Scientist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Senior Research Scientist in Harrisburg, PA. The base salary for Senior Research Scientist ranges from $98,191 to $125,440 with the average base salary of $111,392. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $102,538 to $136,829 with the average total cash compensation of $118,256.

View Average Salary for Senior Research Scientist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$111,392	$98,191 - $125,440
Bonus	$6,864	$4,347 - $11,389
Total Pay	$118,256	$102,538 - $136,829

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Senior Research Scientist Salary Near Harrisburg, PA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Harrisburg, PA
CITY, STATE Lebanon, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $97,406 - $124,438	COMPARE TO Harrisburg, PA
CITY, STATE York, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $97,174 - $124,142	COMPARE TO Harrisburg, PA
CITY, STATE Lancaster, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $98,332 - $125,620	COMPARE TO Harrisburg, PA
CITY, STATE Reading, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $99,318 - $126,880	COMPARE TO Harrisburg, PA
CITY, STATE Towson, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $103,766 - $132,563	COMPARE TO Harrisburg, PA
CITY, STATE State College, PA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,995 - $116,248	COMPARE TO Harrisburg, PA

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About Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg (/ˈhærɪsbɜːrɡ/ HARR-iss-burg; Pennsylvania German: Harrisbarrig)[citation needed] is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 49,192, it is the 15th largest city in the Commonwealth. It lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, 107 miles (172 km) west of Philadelphia. Harrisburg is the anchor of the Susquehanna Valley metropolitan area, which had a 2017 estimated population of 571,903, making it the fourth most populous in Pennsylvania and 96th most populous in the United States. Harr...

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