H-1B salaries in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 5,299 certified H-1B filings in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$100,714
Middle 50%$84k–$130k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $122,699
Filings5,299FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,248 and $299,998.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,000
25th$84,000
50th (median)$100,714
75th$130,000
90th$156,784

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $82,826 (3,611 filings) FY2021: median $87,194 (3,087 filings) FY2022: median $92,000 (3,244 filings) FY2023: median $96,390 (2,888 filings) FY2024: median $96,283 (2,927 filings) FY2025: median $100,547 (3,094 filings) FY2026: median $101,004 (2,205 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3,611 filings FY20 FY2021: 3,087 filings FY21 FY2022: 3,244 filings FY22 FY2023: 2,888 filings FY23 FY2024: 2,927 filings FY24 FY2025: 3,094 filings FY25 FY2026: 2,205 filings FY26 3,611
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$82,826$75,379$100,3283,611
FY2021$87,194$75,000$105,9303,087
FY2022$92,000$79,014$117,8943,244
FY2023$96,390$81,993$120,0002,888
FY2024$96,283$82,966$123,4702,927
FY2025$100,547$83,000$129,6673,094
FY2026$101,004$84,802$130,6862,205

Cost of living

Cincinnati's median H-1B salary of $100,714 is worth about $105,600 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,128Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,442Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)95.4Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$105,600Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesOH: yes · KY: yes · IN: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$117,5951,680
Systems Engineer / Architect$97,469639
QA Engineer$91,270328
Data Scientist$102,170288
Systems Analyst$100,084184
Programmer Analyst$96,637143
Industrial Engineer$104,978128
Mechanical Engineer$92,576111
IT Manager$170,865103
Medical Scientist$66,70990
Database Administrator$101,29888
Data Engineer$121,82685
Accountant$81,67478
Physician$91,14978
Electrical Engineer$103,25564

By job title

Java Developer$100.5k · 54 Solutions Architect$152.1k · 51 SAP Consultant$109.5k · 38 DevOps Engineer$96.6k · 23 Full Stack Developer$109.1k · 22 Product Manager$130k · 17 Systems Engineer$95.1k · 17 Cloud Engineer$100.6k · 11 Backend Developer$119k · 10

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Cincinnati, OH. Figure: median salary · filings.