H-1B wage filings in Columbus, IN
Jobs with a worksite in Columbus, Indiana. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
854 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Columbus, IN as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 98 employers. The median offered wage was $101,510, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Electronic Systems Technical Specialist (27).
- Filings
- 854
- Positions covered
- 918
- Employers
- 98
- Median offered
- $101,510
- Median prevailing wage
- $96,013
- Filings since FY2020
- 6,047
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +37%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Columbus, IN rose 37%, from $72,842 in fiscal 2020 to $100,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 961 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Columbus, IN by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 661 | $100,000 | +4.2% | $95,909 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 855 | $96,000 | +4.3% | $92,230 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 814 | $92,019 | +3.3% | $82,930 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 851 | $89,120 | +10.9% | $80,558 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 958 | $80,330 | −0.4% | $78,520 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 947 | $80,642 | +10.7% | $77,022 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 961 | $72,842 | n/a | $69,389 | +3.3% |
Employers filing for jobs in Columbus
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 98. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Columbus
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Systems Technical Specialist | 27 | $111,613 | +6.6% | |
| Thermal and Fluid Systems Technical Specialist | 22 | $97,600 | at the minimum | |
| ES Product Specialist | 18 | $115,458 | at the minimum | |
| Electronic Systems Product Specialist | 12 | $104,707 | at the minimum | |
| Product Engineering Specialist | 12 | $101,253 | at the minimum | |
| ESC Technical Specialist | 11 | $121,181 | at the minimum | |
| ES Technical Specialist | 10 | $121,181 | at the minimum | |
| Combustion and Emissions Systems Technical Specialist | 9 | $95,847 | at the minimum | |
| Electronic Systems Engineer | 9 | $95,847 | at the minimum | |
| Product Engineer | 9 | $84,094 | at the minimum | |
| Software Engineer II | 9 | $112,507 | +13.1% | |
| Technical Manager | 9 | $144,248 | at the minimum | |
| Thermal and Fluid Systems Engineer | 9 | $83,450 | at the minimum | |
| Calibration Engineer | 8 | $93,091 | +4.0% | |
| Electronic Systems Engineer - Software | 8 | $91,905 | at the minimum | |
| Electronic Systems Technical Specialist - Software | 8 | $108,160 | +3.3% | |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 8 | $100,939 | +11.7% | |
| IT Analyst - Senior | 8 | $99,445 | at the minimum | |
| Product Systems Validation Engineer | 8 | $95,847 | at the minimum | |
| Software Developer | 8 | $86,133 | at the minimum | |
| Software Engineer III | 8 | $129,813 | +17.0% | |
| Sourcing Specialist - Senior | 8 | $96,523 | at the minimum | |
| IT Applications Analyst Principal | 7 | $103,200 | +3.8% | |
| Product Systems Validation Technical Specialist | 7 | $109,734 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Manager | 7 | $116,480 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.