Senior Data Engineer salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dublin, New Albany, Delaware, Lewis Center, Westerville.

Also listed as: Database Architect, Data Architect

Median salary$138,033
Middle 50%$133.8k–$148.7k
vs. all levels here+10%comparison median $125,000
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $122,699 and $170,492.
PercentileSalary
10th$122,789
25th$133,750
50th (median)$138,033
75th$148,673
90th$158,950

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2022: median $111,393 (14 filings) FY2023: median $116,031 (18 filings) FY2024: median $132,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $146,000 (13 filings) FY2026: median $136,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 18
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–––3
FY2021–––8
FY2022$111,393$101,379$123,03514
FY2023$116,031$99,786$123,75018
FY2024$132,000$123,850$136,74515
FY2025$146,000$123,000$151,15413
FY2026$136,000$135,741$144,10311

Cost of living

Columbus's median senior Data Engineer salary of $138,033 is worth about $144,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Database Architects in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $135,840 in May 2025 (470 employed). The H-1B median here is $138,033, 2% 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
Virtusatoo few4
JPMorgan Chasetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $111,448 42
Senior · Level III $138,033 24
Expert · Level IV $156,499 20

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$105,435$111,44842
Senior · Level III$135,741$138,03324
Expert · Level IV$139,963$156,49920

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.