Medical Scientist salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 63 certified H-1B filings in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes New Albany, Lewis Center.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$68,000
Middle 50%$61k–$78.5k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $75,324
Filings63FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,978 and $218,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,708
25th$61,008
50th (median)$68,000
75th$78,528
90th$105,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2021: median $74,131 (10 filings) FY2023: median $63,852 (33 filings) FY2024: median $62,500 (29 filings) FY2025: median $69,000 (31 filings) FY2026: median $66,894 (32 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 33 filings FY23 FY2024: 29 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 32 filings FY26 33
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$74,131$56,250$92,26210
FY2022–––6
FY2023$63,852$50,000$75,72933
FY2024$62,500$57,300$82,72229
FY2025$69,000$61,008$74,08831
FY2026$66,894$61,125$94,44932

Cost of living

Columbus's median Medical Scientist salary of $68,000 is worth about $71,200 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $84,300 in May 2025 (670 employed). The H-1B median here is $68,000, 19% lower.

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$67,84047
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospitaltoo few9
Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospitaltoo few3
American Regenttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,640 51
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$48,942$65,64051

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.