H-1B salaries in Columbus, OH

Based on 7,638 certified H-1B filings in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$103,000
Middle 50%$86.3k–$130k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $122,699
Filings7,638FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,061 and $239,838.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,736
25th$86,322
50th (median)$103,000
75th$130,000
90th$152,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $90,376 (5,602 filings) FY2021: median $90,854 (4,577 filings) FY2022: median $93,000 (5,188 filings) FY2023: median $96,574 (4,466 filings) FY2024: median $97,438 (4,562 filings) FY2025: median $102,960 (4,447 filings) FY2026: median $105,000 (3,191 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5,602 filings FY20 FY2021: 4,577 filings FY21 FY2022: 5,188 filings FY22 FY2023: 4,466 filings FY23 FY2024: 4,562 filings FY24 FY2025: 4,447 filings FY25 FY2026: 3,191 filings FY26 5,602
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$90,376$79,069$104,3035,602
FY2021$90,854$80,870$110,0004,577
FY2022$93,000$85,571$115,0005,188
FY2023$96,574$83,866$119,4974,466
FY2024$97,438$85,342$121,1854,562
FY2025$102,960$85,571$128,9254,447
FY2026$105,000$90,000$132,5853,191

Cost of living

Columbus's median H-1B salary of $103,000 is worth about $107,900 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,346Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,602Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)95.5Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$107,900Median 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$120,0002,684
Systems Engineer / Architect$115,336662
QA Engineer$93,184409
Mechanical Engineer$93,600394
Data Scientist$103,000356
Programmer Analyst$82,243348
Systems Analyst$100,000325
IT Manager$171,829145
Industrial Engineer$100,880139
Data Engineer$125,000107
Database Administrator$114,290103
Network Administrator$96,000101
Civil Engineer$90,00079
Electrical Engineer$104,26879
Accountant$75,00078

By job title

Java Developer$101.9k · 147 Full Stack Developer$102k · 65 .NET Developer$102.6k · 49 DevOps Engineer$103.1k · 40 Solutions Architect$139.5k · 40 Salesforce Developer$107.1k · 36 Cloud Engineer$106.6k · 23 Site Reliability Engineer$118.6k · 21 SAP Consultant$102.9k · 20 Product Manager$118.5k · 19 Systems Engineer$96k · 19

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