Entry-level Software Engineer salary in Erie, PA

Based on 16 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Erie, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fairview, Pennsylvania.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$70,785

Middle 50%$69.8k–$86k

vs. all levels here−29%comparison median $100,000

Filings16FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,890 and $116,970.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	6
FY2021	–	–	–	6
FY2022	–	–	–	4
FY2023	$70,000	$66,560	$75,588	15
FY2024	$75,000	$70,000	$77,273	11
FY2025	$70,850	$70,000	$81,340	11
FY2026	–	–	–	5

Erie's median entry-level Software Engineer salary of $70,785 is worth about $77,800 at national average prices.

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

All Software Developers in the Erie, PA area earned a median of $101,550 in May 2025 (390 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,785, 30% lower.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
Erie Indemnity Company	too few	4
Quest Global Services-	too few	4

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$68,806	$70,785	16
Mid-level · Level II	$85,530	$90,000	141
Senior · Level III	$100,901	$109,000	38
Expert · Level IV	$116,917	$117,999	10

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.