Sales Engineer salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dublin, Hilliard, Powell, Westerville, Pataskala.

Also listed as: Solutions Engineer

Median salary$123,802
Middle 50%$100.2k–$140.7k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $146,888
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $71,120 and $171,870.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,518
25th$100,238
50th (median)$123,802
75th$140,735
90th$162,400

Cost of living

Columbus's median Sales Engineer salary of $123,802 is worth about $129,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Engineers in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $117,110 in May 2025 (160 employed). The H-1B median here is $123,802, 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
Salesforcetoo few3
Briskheattoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.