Expert Systems Analyst salary in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mason, Milford, Blue Ash, Erlanger, Loveland.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$142,147
Middle 50%$126.1k–$156k
vs. all levels here+42%comparison median $100,084
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $120,536 and $185,928.
PercentileSalary
10th$120,536
25th$126,128
50th (median)$142,147
75th$156,000
90th$174,262

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2020: median $104,499 (45 filings) FY2021: median $118,061 (31 filings) FY2022: median $124,521 (39 filings) FY2023: median $125,000 (52 filings) FY2024: median $145,000 (14 filings) FY2025: median $142,147 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 45 filings FY20 FY2021: 31 filings FY21 FY2022: 39 filings FY22 FY2023: 52 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 52
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$104,499$104,499$111,86245
FY2021$118,061$111,862$127,78531
FY2022$124,521$118,061$131,34939
FY2023$125,000$112,570$155,00052
FY2024$145,000$133,087$154,91514
FY2025$142,147$120,536$155,00017
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Cincinnati's median expert Systems Analyst salary of $142,147 is worth about $149,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Cincinnati, OH area earned a median of $103,450 in May 2025 (4,240 employed). The H-1B median here is $142,147, 37% higher.

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
Accenturetoo few8
NTT DATAtoo few3
SAPtoo few3
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II $88,317 106
Senior · Level III $108,950 43
Expert · Level IV $142,147 25

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$86,840$88,317106
Senior · Level III$103,688$108,95043
Expert · Level IV$120,536$142,14725

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.