Entry-level Systems Analyst salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dublin, Marysville, Westerville, New Albany, Delaware.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$70,000
Middle 50%$67.4k–$76k
vs. all levels here−30%comparison median $100,000
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,709 and $124,317.
PercentileSalary
10th$64,750
25th$67,350
50th (median)$70,000
75th$76,000
90th$82,098

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $65,416 (11 filings) FY2024: median $70,000 (15 filings) FY2025: median $70,000 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 15
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$65,416$64,210$67,70811
FY2021–––4
FY2022–––7
FY2023–––7
FY2024$70,000$69,306$75,00015
FY2025$70,000$65,750$79,00014
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Columbus's median entry-level Systems Analyst salary of $70,000 is worth about $73,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $107,230 in May 2025 (4,660 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,000, 35% 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
Gensystoo few4
Synapse Tech Servicestoo few4
Verinon Technology Solutionstoo few3
Axium Packagingtoo few2
Midwest Motor Supplytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,000 21
Mid-level · Level II $85,238 166
Senior · Level III $105,206 83
Expert · Level IV $130,000 50

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$64,709$70,00021
Mid-level · Level II$80,267$85,238166
Senior · Level III$103,106$105,20683
Expert · Level IV$111,405$130,00050

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.