Programmer Analyst salary in Erie, PA

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Erie, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fairview.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$70,781
Middle 50%$64k–$85.5k
vs. national median−23%comparison median $92,207
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $102,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$64,043
50th (median)$70,781
75th$85,500
90th$96,185

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $62,500 (15 filings) FY2022: median $77,800 (10 filings) FY2025: median $64,043 (11 filings) FY2026: median $70,800 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 6 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 17
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$62,500$61,250$62,50015
FY2021–––0
FY2022$77,800$69,212$86,70510
FY2023–––6
FY2024–––5
FY2025$64,043$62,472$80,94911
FY2026$70,800$68,125$85,50017

Cost of living

Erie's median Programmer Analyst salary of $70,781 is worth about $77,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Programmers in the Erie, PA area earned a median of $78,060 in May 2025 (40 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,781, 9% 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
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few6
Gp Technologiestoo few5
Erie Indemnity Companytoo few4
Satin Solutionstoo few4
Compunnel Software Grouptoo 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 $68,125 15
Senior · Level III too few 2
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
Mid-level · Level II$56,139$68,12515

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.