H-1B salaries in Dayton, OH

Based on 1,110 certified H-1B filings in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$91,250
Middle 50%$73k–$109.9k
vs. national median−26%comparison median $122,699
Filings1,110FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,045 and $259,280.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,346
25th$73,000
50th (median)$91,250
75th$109,883
90th$135,142

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $80,974 (593 filings) FY2021: median $78,520 (618 filings) FY2022: median $83,000 (627 filings) FY2023: median $84,245 (522 filings) FY2024: median $84,614 (617 filings) FY2025: median $90,147 (610 filings) FY2026: median $94,762 (500 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 593 filings FY20 FY2021: 618 filings FY21 FY2022: 627 filings FY22 FY2023: 522 filings FY23 FY2024: 617 filings FY24 FY2025: 610 filings FY25 FY2026: 500 filings FY26 627
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$80,974$71,406$95,000593
FY2021$78,520$73,480$96,123618
FY2022$83,000$76,033$100,000627
FY2023$84,245$75,059$107,345522
FY2024$84,614$68,000$101,442617
FY2025$90,147$71,656$106,231610
FY2026$94,762$77,807$113,630500

Cost of living

Dayton's median H-1B salary of $91,250 is worth about $98,400 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,008Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,248Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA).
Price level (U.S. = 100)92.7Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$98,400Median 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$94,765330
Systems Engineer / Architect$109,53372
Data Scientist$79,91472
Mechanical Engineer$84,17868
QA Engineer$83,67462
Industrial Engineer$79,31049
Medical Technologist$62,17138
Programmer Analyst$75,00027
Electrical Engineer$93,62125
Registered Nurse$79,24822
Systems Analyst$85,60920
IT Manager$142,05417
Database Administrator$85,16614
Network Administrator$82,89614
Production Manager$91,33512

By job title

Full Stack Developer$94.8k · 11

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