H-1B salaries in Columbus, IN

Based on 1,434 certified H-1B filings in the Columbus, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$99,445
Middle 50%$90k–$113.9k
vs. national median−19%comparison median $122,699
Filings1,434FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,458 and $192,855.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,518
25th$89,960
50th (median)$99,445
75th$113,901
90th$130,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $72,842 (975 filings) FY2021: median $80,642 (933 filings) FY2022: median $80,330 (881 filings) FY2023: median $89,120 (856 filings) FY2024: median $92,070 (753 filings) FY2025: median $96,000 (805 filings) FY2026: median $100,000 (629 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 975 filings FY20 FY2021: 933 filings FY21 FY2022: 881 filings FY22 FY2023: 856 filings FY23 FY2024: 753 filings FY24 FY2025: 805 filings FY25 FY2026: 629 filings FY26 975
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$72,842$66,785$81,966975
FY2021$80,642$73,632$88,000933
FY2022$80,330$78,520$94,640881
FY2023$89,120$80,000$100,000856
FY2024$92,070$83,114$100,069753
FY2025$96,000$88,608$112,778805
FY2026$100,000$93,000$116,480629

Cost of living

Columbus's median H-1B salary of $99,445 is worth about $106,900 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,276Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Columbus, IN MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,493Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Columbus, IN MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)93.0Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$106,900Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesIN: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Mechanical Engineer$96,000438
Software Engineer$101,920249
Electrical Engineer$104,562160
Systems Engineer / Architect$92,518103
Industrial Engineer$95,84773
Data Scientist$96,01356
QA Engineer$98,68330
Logistician$80,76625
Systems Analyst$91,18725
IT Manager$147,80523
Programmer Analyst$90,78222
Engineering Director$144,24821
Production Manager$112,00017
Chemical Engineer$95,64916
Market Research Analyst$87,92215

By job title

Product Manager$112.5k · 14 Solutions Architect$119k · 10

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Columbus, IN. Figure: median salary · filings.