Expert Management Consultant salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Westerville, Dublin, Delaware, New Albany, Lewis Center.

Also listed as: Management Analyst, Business Analyst

Median salary$120,000
Middle 50%$111.7k–$156k
vs. all levels here+7%comparison median $111,654
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $107,732 and $243,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,953
25th$111,654
50th (median)$120,000
75th$155,976
90th$206,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $105k $120k FY2020: median $104,396 (16 filings) FY2022: median $108,742 (13 filings) FY2025: median $111,654 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 16
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$104,396$103,730$105,06116
FY2021–––9
FY2022$108,742$107,848$125,00013
FY2023–––3
FY2024–––5
FY2025$111,654$111,654$143,00013
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Columbus's median expert Management Consultant salary of $120,000 is worth about $125,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Management Analysts in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $90,010 in May 2025 (7,840 employed). The H-1B median here is $120,000, 33% 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
Infosystoo few3
JPMorgan Chasetoo few3
McKinsey & Companytoo few2
Wallick Communitiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $103,500 12
Mid-level · Level II $87,412 29
Senior · Level III $120,107 15
Expert · Level IV $120,000 19

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$61,672$103,50012
Mid-level · Level II$75,878$87,41229
Senior · Level III$91,770$120,10715
Expert · Level IV$107,640$120,00019

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.