Software Engineer salary in Youngstown, OH

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Niles, Canfield, Warren, Lewis Center, Boardman.

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

Median salary$87,360
Middle 50%$83.2k–$102k
vs. national median−37%comparison median $139,194
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,334 and $147,574.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,334
25th$83,200
50th (median)$87,360
75th$101,962
90th$129,270

Cost of living

Youngstown's median Software Engineer salary of $87,360 is worth about $100,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Youngstown = 87.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Youngstown, OH area earned a median of $107,990 in May 2025 (260 employed). The H-1B median here is $87,360, 19% 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
Lsptoo few3
Ohm Canfieldtoo few3
Rapid Consulting Servicestoo few3

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II $87,360 10
Senior · Level III too few 2
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$87,360$87,36010

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.