Construction Manager salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes New Albany, Dublin, Powell, Plain City, Gahanna.

Also listed as: Construction Project Manager

Median salary$122,000
Middle 50%$89.3k–$156.1k
vs. national median+5%comparison median $115,648
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,124 and $212,699.
PercentileSalary
10th$68,640
25th$89,336
50th (median)$122,000
75th$156,121
90th$161,718

Cost of living

Columbus's median Construction Manager salary of $122,000 is worth about $127,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Construction Managers in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $105,200 in May 2025 (4,000 employed). The H-1B median here is $122,000, 16% higher.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Sidecat, LLC (DC)too few3
Amazontoo few2
Cumming Management Grouptoo few2
DHDC Engineering Consulting Servicestoo few2
Lithko Contractingtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.