Software Engineer salary in Lancaster, PA

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings in the Lancaster, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Marietta, Denver, Lititz, New Holland, Ephrata.

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

Median salary$106,080
Middle 50%$91.8k–$125.3k
vs. national median−24%comparison median $139,194
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,861 and $153,311.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,360
25th$91,811
50th (median)$106,080
75th$125,299
90th$131,402

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $89,500 (34 filings) FY2021: median $99,200 (29 filings) FY2022: median $110,587 (20 filings) FY2023: median $106,536 (22 filings) FY2024: median $106,472 (24 filings) FY2025: median $105,000 (15 filings) FY2026: median $110,100 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 34 filings FY20 FY2021: 29 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 34
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$89,500$72,850$110,00034
FY2021$99,200$91,520$109,26229
FY2022$110,587$95,310$138,28320
FY2023$106,536$85,051$124,80922
FY2024$106,472$86,783$122,47524
FY2025$105,000$89,680$112,90315
FY2026$110,100$95,108$129,10614

Cost of living

Lancaster's median Software Engineer salary of $106,080 is worth about $108,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lancaster = 98.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Lancaster, PA area earned a median of $104,740 in May 2025 (850 employed). The H-1B median here is $106,080, 1% 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
UGI Utilitiestoo few3
WSPtoo few2
Donegal Mutual Insurance Companytoo few2
New Dover Techtoo few2
SBase Technologiestoo 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 $92,000 15
Senior · Level III – 0
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$91,811$92,00015

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.