Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH are those of psychiatrist, with an average annual salary of $231,220. The second highest-paying jobs are those of general pediatrician, with an average salary of $217,230.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Columbus, OH has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Columbus, OH in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	Psychiatrists	$231,220	$151,630	130
2	General Pediatricians	$217,230	$108,000	370
3	Chief Executives	$205,040	$92,940	1,160
4	All Other Physicians	$181,090	$62,990	2,040
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$179,260	$163,560	730
6	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$177,060	$66,840	440
7	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$168,690	$168,690	520
8	Neurologists	$154,730	$66,980	50
9	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$153,570	$101,450	110
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,400	$106,400	1,010
11	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$143,940	$40,840	400
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,720	$84,560	3,240
13	General Dentists	$134,830	$45,900	720
14	Financial Managers	$132,710	$76,910	5,550
15	Physicists	$132,050	$79,060	80
16	Marketing Managers	$131,470	$78,720	1,660
17	Pharmacists	$131,350	$37,110	2,520
18	Optometrists	$129,340	$96,290	270
19	Purchasing Managers	$129,230	$76,310	390
20	Sales Managers	$127,260	$59,170	2,840
21	Computer Network Architects	$126,750	$78,560	1,060
22	Physician Assistants	$125,920	$84,990	790
23	Database Architects	$125,510	$74,330	340
24	Natural Sciences Managers	$125,170	$79,420	260
25	Human Resources Managers	$124,400	$79,350	1,120
26	All Other Managers	$122,900	$65,130	1,750
27	Public Relations Managers	$118,910	$66,660	240
28	Lawyers	$114,230	$60,950	4,480
29	Nurse Practitioners	$113,570	$99,490	2,430
30	Other Psychologists	$111,070	$68,760	70
31	Training and Development Managers	$110,740	$76,740	190
32	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$110,240	$60,210	870
33	Veterinarians	$109,350	$50,400	680
34	Software Developers	$108,760	$76,150	12,460
35	Computer Occupations, All Other	$107,810	$60,530	2,440
36	Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers	$107,020	$46,680	1,110
37	Family Medicine Physicians	$106,860	$67,030	630
38	Information Security Analysts	$105,920	$61,830	1,080
39	Actuaries	$104,580	$67,170	400
40	Economists	$104,330	$71,090	50
41	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$103,990	$77,530	70
42	Financial Risk Specialists	$103,300	$65,170	690
43	Petroleum Engineers	$103,240	$74,800	30
44	Biomedical Engineers	$103,160	$68,760	90
45	Postsecondary Physics Teachers	$102,340	$49,800	100
46	Podiatrists	$102,270	$56,730	40
47	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$102,150	$49,980	1,890
48	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,970	$63,680	3,470
49	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$101,400	$54,300	280
50	Commercial Pilots	$101,160	$60,000	2,380
51	Computer Systems Analysts	$100,890	$63,410	4,640
52	Physical Therapists	$100,550	$78,050	1,580
53	Industrial Production Managers	$100,450	$63,660	1,580
54	Construction Managers	$100,310	$64,180	2,060
55	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$100,000	$39,150	1,100
56	Chemical Engineers	$99,340	$66,410	190
57	Aerospace Engineers	$99,310	$76,760	210
58	Materials Scientists	$98,900	$67,470	90
59	Sales Engineers	$98,440	$62,240	150
60	Food Scientists and Technologists	$98,130	$49,320	90
61	General and Operations Managers	$97,960	$45,410	24,670
62	Industrial Engineers	$97,960	$63,070	2,460
63	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$97,920	$60,570	3,960
64	Electrical Engineers	$97,420	$63,550	1,000
65	Engineers, All Other	$96,740	$55,200	930
66	Computer Programmers	$96,680	$49,110	480
67	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$96,290	$57,960	1,270
68	Operations Research Analysts	$96,100	$57,790	1,050
69	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$96,070	$63,890	750
70	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$95,910	$46,680	230
71	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$95,860	$61,290	1,230
72	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$95,710	$68,880	50
73	Occupational Therapists	$95,660	$63,770	1,000
74	Database Administrators	$95,620	$52,500	630
75	Project Management Specialists	$93,970	$52,000	6,940
76	Data Scientists	$92,650	$45,260	860
77	Hydrologists	$91,690	$58,140	150
78	Materials Engineers	$91,390	$59,610	120
79	Art Directors	$89,610	$54,270	220
80	Facilities Managers	$89,570	$57,660	890
81	Administrative Services Managers	$88,590	$57,820	1,690
82	Environmental Science Teachers	$88,320	$45,110	50
83	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$86,850	$46,170	1,420
84	Mechanical Engineers	$86,220	$61,200	2,250
85	Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators	$85,680	$33,870	90
86	Other Education Administrators	$85,220	$45,040	220
87	Emergency Management Directors	$85,110	$56,590	70
88	Fundraising Managers	$84,990	$56,840	210
89	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$84,950	$59,220	50
90	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$84,750	$50,310	810
91	Other Biological Scientists	$84,670	$44,890	110
92	Other Financial Specialists	$84,580	$50,070	970
93	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$84,450	$57,690	90
94	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$84,050	$76,750	60
95	Postsecondary History Teachers	$84,010	$49,030	130
96	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$83,900	$57,460	1,590
97	Geoscientists (Except Hydrologists and Geographers)	$83,570	$55,950	130
98	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$83,380	$41,760	430
99	Postsecondary Biological Science Teachers	$82,740	$47,610	310
100	Speech-Language Pathologists	$82,710	$58,570	1,110

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$201,600
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$177,060
3	All Other Physicians	$171,510
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$170,440
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$169,660
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$169,300
7	Chief Executives	$167,930
8	General Dentists	$167,810
9	Neurologists	$154,730
10	General Pediatricians	$154,440

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Nurse Anesthetists	$189,750
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$180,250
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$173,900
4	General Dentists	$171,330
5	Chief Executives	$158,350
6	Physicists	$148,350
7	Marketing Managers	$145,390
8	Podiatrists	$140,870
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,130
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$135,060

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Psychiatrists	$204,350
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$191,610
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$183,900
4	General Dentists	$173,290
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$164,350
6	Chief Executives	$155,890
7	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$143,700
8	Marketing Managers	$139,230
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$131,930
10	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,890

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