Project Manager salary in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mason, Covington, Blue Ash, Erlanger, Florence.

Also listed as: Project Management Specialist, Project Coordinator

Median salary$100,729
Middle 50%$77.1k–$126.3k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $120,000
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,770 and $178,188.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,126
25th$77,068
50th (median)$100,729
75th$126,313
90th$137,104

Cost of living

Cincinnati's median Project Manager salary of $100,729 is worth about $105,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cincinnati = 95.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Project Management Specialists in the Cincinnati, OH area earned a median of $95,380 in May 2025 (7,080 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,729, 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
Intelligrated Systemstoo few3
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centertoo few2
Data Intensitytoo few2
Intelligrated Headquarterstoo few2
VAStektoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.