Mid-level Civil Engineer salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dublin, Westerville, New Albany, Gahanna, Hilliard.

Also listed as: Structural Engineer

Median salary$90,000

Middle 50%$84k–$108.5k

vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $90,000

Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,456 and $158,076.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$79,000
25th	$84,000
50th (median)	$90,000
75th	$108,482
90th	$138,240

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	6
FY2021	–	–	–	4
FY2022	$78,000	$74,255	$114,400	17
FY2023	–	–	–	8
FY2024	$90,000	$90,000	$126,800	13
FY2025	$85,540	$80,625	$100,000	18
FY2026	–	–	–	9

Cost of living

Columbus's median mid-level Civil Engineer salary of $90,000 is worth about $94,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Columbus = 95.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Civil Engineers in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $99,010 in May 2025 (2,630 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,000, 9% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
Amazon	too few	5
Arcadis	too few	3
CTL Engineering	too few	2
Dlz	too few	2
GFT Infrastructure	too few	2
Jacobs Engineering Group	too few	2
Leidos Engineering	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$76,500	38
Mid-level · Level II	$90,000	27
Senior · Level III	too few	2
Expert · Level IV	–	0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$62,650	$76,500	38
Mid-level · Level II	$78,146	$90,000	27

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.