Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Scranton, PA

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes South Abington Township, Olyphant, Pittston, Archbald, Clarks Summit.

Median salary$92,082
Middle 50%$90.6k–$92.1k
vs. national median−20%comparison median $114,795
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,131 and $110,131.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,528
25th$90,626
50th (median)$92,082
75th$92,082
90th$108,205

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $66,144 (31 filings) FY2022: median $95,300 (20 filings) FY2024: median $82,618 (20 filings) FY2025: median $90,626 (13 filings) FY2026: median $92,082 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 31 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 5 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 31
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$66,144$60,000$70,11931
FY2021–––6
FY2022$95,300$60,913$115,00020
FY2023–––5
FY2024$82,618$80,000$90,62620
FY2025$90,626$90,626$107,00013
FY2026$92,082$92,082$92,08211

Cost of living

Scranton's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $92,082 is worth about $98,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Scranton = 93.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Scranton, PA area earned a median of $93,830 in May 2025 (360 employed). The H-1B median here is $92,082, 2% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Cognizant$92,08216
HCLTechtoo few2
LTIMindtreetoo few2

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 too few 2
Senior · Level III $92,082 17
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$92,082$92,08217

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.