H-1B salaries in Cleveland, OH

Based on 3,103 certified H-1B filings in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$97,000
Middle 50%$76.3k–$128.8k
vs. national median−21%comparison median $122,699
Filings3,103FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,320 and $520,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$65,361
25th$76,260
50th (median)$97,000
75th$128,794
90th$180,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $79,214 (2,532 filings) FY2021: median $84,302 (2,023 filings) FY2022: median $89,960 (1,977 filings) FY2023: median $94,619 (1,753 filings) FY2024: median $95,000 (1,749 filings) FY2025: median $95,790 (1,795 filings) FY2026: median $98,151 (1,308 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,532 filings FY20 FY2021: 2,023 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,977 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,753 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,749 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,795 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,308 filings FY26 2,532
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$79,214$65,000$95,3472,532
FY2021$84,302$70,678$103,3552,023
FY2022$89,960$70,741$115,0001,977
FY2023$94,619$75,000$120,0001,753
FY2024$95,000$75,000$120,0001,749
FY2025$95,790$75,579$128,7941,795
FY2026$98,151$77,834$128,6631,308

Cost of living

Cleveland's median H-1B salary of $97,000 is worth about $103,300 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,050Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,274Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)93.9Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$103,300Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesOH: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$111,510678
Systems Engineer / Architect$100,000289
Physician$235,000177
Programmer Analyst$77,022143
QA Engineer$90,355134
Data Scientist$90,617121
Medical Scientist$68,792108
Accountant$78,00073
Mechanical Engineer$84,09473
Systems Analyst$100,54769
IT Manager$156,00058
Electrical Engineer$96,00055
Industrial Engineer$93,92044
Management Consultant$112,00040
Database Administrator$90,00037

By job title

Full Stack Developer$117.3k · 19 DevOps Engineer$129.4k · 18 Java Developer$96.6k · 18 .NET Developer$92.2k · 11 Solutions Architect$129.8k · 10

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