Senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Erie, PA

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Erie, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$103,886
Middle 50%$80.1k–$148.8k
vs. all levels here+25%comparison median $83,000
Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,122 and $167,900.
PercentileSalary
10th$80,122
25th$80,122
50th (median)$103,886
75th$148,750
90th$157,700

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $115k $150k FY2021: median $123,850 (11 filings) FY2022: median $126,500 (18 filings) FY2023: median $133,500 (10 filings) FY2024: median $100,429 (16 filings) FY2025: median $89,943 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––1
FY2021$123,850$116,500$128,48011
FY2022$126,500$73,781$134,50018
FY2023$133,500$128,240$139,00010
FY2024$100,429$67,850$145,50016
FY2025$89,943$80,122$146,25016
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Erie's median senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $103,886 is worth about $114,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Erie = 91.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Erie, PA area earned a median of $104,800 in May 2025 (100 employed). The H-1B median here is $103,886, 1% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
ValueMomentumtoo few8
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few6
Mellow Softtoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $77,875 25
Senior · Level III $103,886 22
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$60,861$77,87525
Senior · Level III$80,122$103,88622

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.