Systems Engineer salary in Cincinnati, OH

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Mason, Cincinatti, Covington, Sharonville, Erlanger.

Median salary$95,139
Middle 50%$75.6k–$101k
vs. national median−14%comparison median $111,112
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,301 and $121,292.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,092
25th$75,600
50th (median)$95,139
75th$101,000
90th$111,801

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2021: median $80,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $86,191 (12 filings) FY2025: median $85,370 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 13
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–––8
FY2021$80,000$62,000$90,50013
FY2022$86,191$78,000$86,41212
FY2023–––9
FY2024–––7
FY2025$85,370$75,566$105,49710
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

Cincinnati's median Systems Engineer salary of $95,139 is worth about $99,800 at national average prices.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few7
JNIT Technologiestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $95,000 12
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.