Mathematics Professor salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Granville, Newark.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Visiting Assistant Professor

Median salary$100,025
Middle 50%$71.8k–$119k
vs. national median+15%comparison median $87,000
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $53,890 and $138,619.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,592
25th$71,820
50th (median)$100,025
75th$119,000
90th$134,602

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2023: median $87,558 (15 filings) FY2024: median $99,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $71,820 (14 filings) FY2026: median $108,033 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 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–––6
FY2021–––4
FY2022–––7
FY2023$87,558$65,086$102,50015
FY2024$99,000$71,820$111,00017
FY2025$71,820$66,810$113,00014
FY2026$108,033$101,413$126,16011

Cost of living

Columbus's median Mathematics Professor salary of $100,025 is worth about $104,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $94,620 in May 2025 (400 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,025, 6% 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
The Ohio State University$98,90024

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $100,025 25
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$52,470$100,02525

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.