Validation Engineer salary in Columbus, OH

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings in the Columbus, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Delaware, Gahanna, Hilliard, Lancaster, Marysville.

Median salary$125,915
Middle 50%$99.4k–$166.8k
vs. national median−0%comparison median $126,418
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,834 and $228,230.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,534
25th$99,391
50th (median)$125,915
75th$166,767
90th$204,816

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $105k $150k FY2020: median $69,701 (15 filings) FY2021: median $78,756 (14 filings) FY2022: median $93,257 (18 filings) FY2023: median $112,278 (17 filings) FY2024: median $93,506 (17 filings) FY2026: median $140,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 18
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$69,701$64,850$69,70115
FY2021$78,756$73,019$86,24514
FY2022$93,257$75,700$106,14218
FY2023$112,278$81,370$112,27817
FY2024$93,506$80,558$135,00017
FY2025–––7
FY2026$140,000$97,565$174,41013

Cost of living

Columbus's median Validation Engineer salary of $125,915 is worth about $131,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Validation Engineers in the Columbus, OH area earned a median of $99,180 in May 2025 (990 employed). The H-1B median here is $125,915, 27% 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
Path Robotics$169,31510
The Ohio State Universitytoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $169,315 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$122,845$169,31510

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.