Data Scientist salary in Erie, PA

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Erie, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$74,163
Middle 50%$63.6k–$89k
vs. national median−40%comparison median $123,531
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,280 and $132,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,627
25th$63,627
50th (median)$74,163
75th$88,955
90th$100,000

Cost of living

Erie's median Data Scientist salary of $74,163 is worth about $81,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Erie, PA area earned a median of $79,560 in May 2025 (140 employed). The H-1B median here is $74,163, 7% 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
Aspire Home Caretoo few5
Legion AI Systemstoo few3
Artemis Infotechtoo few2
Erie Indemnity Companytoo few2
Involgixstoo 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 $64,000 15
Senior · Level III too few 3
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$63,627$64,00015

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.