Expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Dayton, OH

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Miamisburg, Troy, Centerville, Bellbrook, Beavercreek.

Median salary$129,339
Middle 50%$127k–$136.5k
vs. all levels here+18%comparison median $109,533
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $118,914 and $160,396.
PercentileSalary
10th$118,914
25th$127,026
50th (median)$129,339
75th$136,537
90th$155,700

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2022: median $109,910 (15 filings) FY2023: median $118,053 (15 filings) FY2025: median $131,484 (10 filings) FY2026: median $128,443 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 15
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–––9
FY2021–––7
FY2022$109,910$107,786$141,00015
FY2023$118,053$107,578$130,00015
FY2024–––8
FY2025$131,484$118,914$140,90110
FY2026$128,443$127,026$136,28411

Cost of living

Dayton's median expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $129,339 is worth about $139,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dayton = 92.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Dayton, OH area earned a median of $116,580 in May 2025 (1,110 employed). The H-1B median here is $129,339, 11% higher.

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

EmployerMedianFilings
Cognizanttoo few6
CareSource Management Servicestoo few5
Relxtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $92,040 26
Senior · Level III $109,533 23
Expert · Level IV $129,339 21

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$92,040$92,04026
Senior · Level III$109,533$109,53323
Expert · Level IV$127,026$129,33921

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.