Entry-level Medical Scientist salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes New Albany, Lewis Center.

Also listed as: Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist

Median salary$65,640
Middle 50%$60.5k–$73.5k
vs. all levels here−3%comparison median $68,000
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $48,971 and $105,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$50,004
25th$60,504
50th (median)$65,640
75th$73,508
90th$99,782

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $60k $70k FY2023: median $57,300 (27 filings) FY2024: median $59,784 (21 filings) FY2025: median $63,120 (25 filings) FY2026: median $65,640 (26 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 27 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 25 filings FY25 FY2026: 26 filings FY26 27
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–––5
FY2021–––6
FY2022–––3
FY2023$57,300$48,250$72,86427
FY2024$59,784$56,484$70,00021
FY2025$63,120$61,008$71,51425
FY2026$65,640$60,375$75,25126

Cost of living

Columbus's median entry-level Medical Scientist salary of $65,640 is worth about $68,800 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 $65,640, 22% lower.

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
The Ohio State University$66,73845
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospitaltoo few6

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.