Physician salary in Erie, PA

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Erie, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Girard.

Median salary$325,000
Middle 50%$285k–$475k
vs. national median+32%comparison median $247,000
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $230,000 and $600,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$254,000
25th$285,000
50th (median)$325,000
75th$475,000
90th$600,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$270k $310k $350k FY2021: median $300,730 (30 filings) FY2022: median $307,532 (16 filings) FY2023: median $300,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $325,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 30 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 30
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–––8
FY2021$300,730$250,003$307,10030
FY2022$307,532$287,930$350,00016
FY2023$300,000$255,000$350,00017
FY2024–––8
FY2025$325,000$292,500$537,50019
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Erie's median Physician salary of $325,000 is worth about $357,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the Erie, PA area earned a median of $73,600 in May 2025 (660 employed). The H-1B median here is $325,000, 342% higher.

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
Allegheny Clinic$475,00016
Regional Health Servicestoo few4
Associates in Nephrologytoo few3
Apogee Medical Group, Pennsylvaniatoo 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 too few 2
Expert · Level IV $325,000 22

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$223,371$325,00022

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.