Senior Java Developer salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dublin, Lewis Center, Delaware, Marysville, Westerville.

Median salary$120,786
Middle 50%$101.9k–$126.6k
vs. all levels here+19%comparison median $101,899
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $94,419 and $132,435.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,902
25th$101,910
50th (median)$120,786
75th$126,567
90th$129,155

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $110k $130k FY2020: median $110,053 (17 filings) FY2021: median $100,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $110,490 (14 filings) FY2023: median $114,300 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 17
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$110,053$100,000$111,00017
FY2021$100,000$98,000$101,37913
FY2022$110,490$103,319$113,87314
FY2023$114,300$111,643$121,64212
FY2024–––5
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Columbus's median senior Java Developer salary of $120,786 is worth about $126,500 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Jeg's Automotivetoo few4
Strategic Systemstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,635 16
Mid-level · Level II $101,899 109
Senior · Level III $120,786 14
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.