Highest Paying Jobs In Columbus, OH For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Columbus include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Columbus area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 24 highest-paying jobs in Columbus in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Columbus require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Columbus is Anesthesiologist, with an average annual salary of $415,365 and an entry-level salary of $202,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Columbus, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Columbus can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Columbus, Ohio:

Anesthesiologist – $415,365
Cardiothoracic Surgeon – $398,568
Neurosurgeon – $324,743
Radiologist – $316,042
Physician – $263,853
Internal Medicine Hospitalist – $263,768
Hospitalist Physician – $260,386
Internist – $256,998
Operator And Truck Driver – $250,599
Associate Professor, Physician – $240,414

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Columbus

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Anesthesiologist	$415,365	$202,000
2	Cardiothoracic Surgeon	$398,568	$208,000
3	Neurosurgeon	$324,743	$173,000
4	Radiologist	$316,042	$156,000
5	Physician	$263,853	$138,000
6	Internal Medicine Hospitalist	$263,768	$133,000
7	Hospitalist Physician	$260,386	$181,000
8	Internist	$256,998	$138,000
9	Operator And Truck Driver	$250,599	$129,000
10	Associate Professor, Physician	$240,414	$122,000
11	Resident Physician In Radiology	$237,330	$120,000
12	Outpatient Psychiatrist	$235,548	$149,000
13	Finance Services Director	$233,466	$171,000
14	Neonatologist	$224,785	$99,000
15	General Internist	$224,117	$139,000
16	Medical Director	$223,435	$144,000
17	Hospitalist	$220,805	$146,000
18	Psychiatrist	$217,623	$134,000
19	Endocrinologist	$215,186	$133,000
20	Physician Extender	$212,941	$107,000
21	Chief Administrative Officer	$212,800	$127,000
22	Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist	$211,772	$135,000
23	Internal Medicine Physician	$201,000	$123,000
24	Family Practice Physician	$193,109	$120,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Columbus for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Columbus, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Columbus.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Columbus to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Columbus.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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