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Computer Programmers salaries in Columbus, OH

Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data

Employers filed 195 certified H-1B applications for computer programmers in the Columbus, OH area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 72 employers.

The middle half of offers were $82,000 to $100,000 a year, with a median of $83,000: 13% below the national median for this job ($95,000).

The most common wage level was Level II (73% of filings).

25th percentile$82,000
Median offer$83,000
75th percentile$100,000
National median$95,000

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Wage levels

DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.

LevelShare of filingsPrevailing wage (minimum)
Level I (entry)8%—
Level II (qualified)73%—
Level III (experienced)14%—
Level IV (fully competent)5%—

We don't carry prevailing wages for this occupation yet; the DOL wage search has them.

Who sponsors computer programmers here

EmployerH-1B filingsMedian offerGreen card filings (PERM, this job, US)
Tata Consultancy Services Limited34$82,000—
Mphasis Corporation31$120,000110
Gp Technologies Llc16$98,500—
Accenture LLP9$127,500—
Strategic Systems, Inc.9$100,000—
Skilltune Technologies Inc8$91,00012
Adam Software Services4$83,000—
Capgemini America Inc3$94,000—
Nextgen IT Solutions Inc3$82,000—
Wipro Limited3$82,000—
Beaconfire Staffing Solutions Inc.3$64,500—
Conflux Systems Inc3$85,500—
Hcl America Inc2$112,500—
Cginfosys Inc2$82,000—
ERP Analysts, Inc.2$117,5001

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Common titles filed under this occupation: Computer Programmer, Software Engineer, Developer, Programmer Analyst, Java Developer, Technical Lead L1, Software Developer, Software Programmer.

About this data

Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.