Columbus

Columbus, OH metropolitan area. 23 published occupation pages; regional price parity 95.5 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 23 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Columbus pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

Occupation	Median	Employment
Software Developers	$122,340	9,880
General and Operations Managers	$102,590	29,070
Registered Nurses	$83,900	30,510
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$82,030	10,040
Accountants and Auditors	$81,700	11,410
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$78,150	9,950
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$67,410	8,900
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$61,720	16,110
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$52,800	10,970
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,870	9,570
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$46,780	11,910
Customer Service Representatives	$46,350	18,550
Office Clerks, General	$44,830	18,110
Nursing Assistants	$42,970	10,020
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,200	25,800
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,040	30,130
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,790	10,780
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,490	15,900
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,310	14,130
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,590	8,600
Retail Salespersons	$33,780	26,850
Cashiers	$30,140	17,790
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,670	31,590

Sources

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.