High paying business and finance jobs in Columbus, OH

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Columbus, OH. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Columbus, OH run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Columbus, OH salary is worth about 1.05× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Columbus, OH · Employed

1Financial Risk Specialists$100,350
Bachelor's degree
$67,500 – $164,950630
2Project Management Specialists$98,660
Bachelor's degree
$60,500 – $164,1907,680
3Financial and Investment Analysts$97,920
Bachelor's degree
$63,550 – $145,0002,870
4Labor Relations Specialists$96,100
Bachelor's degree
$62,960 – $131,100720
5Management Analysts$90,010
Bachelor's degree
$63,460 – $146,2007,840
6Financial Specialists, All Other$83,160
Bachelor's degree
$57,350 – $128,2701,190
7Loan Officers$82,160
Bachelor's degree
$39,650 – $144,8802,410
8Business Operations Specialists, All Other$82,030
Bachelor's degree
$49,990 – $131,40010,040
9Accountants and Auditors$81,700
Bachelor's degree
$56,610 – $132,33011,410
10Personal Financial Advisors$81,600
Bachelor's degree
$47,860 – $215,2501,900
11Financial Examiners$81,000
Bachelor's degree
$59,670 – $129,490930
12Logisticians$80,710
Bachelor's degree
$52,200 – $124,5201,740
13Credit Analysts$80,500
Bachelor's degree
$58,350 – $131,9401,060
14Cost Estimators$79,990
Bachelor's degree
$49,440 – $128,0201,570
15Compliance Officers$79,780
Bachelor's degree
$50,360 – $125,1603,020
16Insurance Underwriters$79,370
Bachelor's degree
$60,390 – $129,8601,170
17Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$78,870
Bachelor's degree
$48,710 – $116,080710
18Buyers and Purchasing Agents$77,150
Bachelor's degree
$50,560 – $117,2904,200
19Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$77,010
Bachelor's degree
$41,460 – $130,7705,880
20Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$76,110
Bachelor's degree
$55,580 – $104,230380
21Human Resources Specialists$75,440
Bachelor's degree
$47,380 – $124,5007,740
22Training and Development Specialists$72,390
Bachelor's degree
$36,250 – $124,7404,350
23Property Appraisers and Assessors$68,060
Bachelor's degree
$44,720 – $103,620350
24Fundraisers$66,950
Bachelor's degree
$48,690 – $122,350630
25Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$64,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,320 – $103,5103,300
26Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,050
Bachelor's degree
$39,070 – $90,790840

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianColumbus, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$100,350	$67,500 – $164,950	630
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$98,660	$60,500 – $164,190	7,680
3	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,920	$63,550 – $145,000	2,870
4	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$96,100	$62,960 – $131,100	720
5	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$90,010	$63,460 – $146,200	7,840
6	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$83,160	$57,350 – $128,270	1,190
7	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$82,160	$39,650 – $144,880	2,410
8	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$82,030	$49,990 – $131,400	10,040
9	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$81,700	$56,610 – $132,330	11,410
10	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$81,600	$47,860 – $215,250	1,900
11	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$81,000	$59,670 – $129,490	930
12	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$80,710	$52,200 – $124,520	1,740
13	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$80,500	$58,350 – $131,940	1,060
14	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$79,990	$49,440 – $128,020	1,570
15	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$79,780	$50,360 – $125,160	3,020
16	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$79,370	$60,390 – $129,860	1,170
17	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,870	$48,710 – $116,080	710
18	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$77,150	$50,560 – $117,290	4,200
19	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,010	$41,460 – $130,770	5,880
20	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$76,110	$55,580 – $104,230	380
21	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,440	$47,380 – $124,500	7,740
22	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$72,390	$36,250 – $124,740	4,350
23	Property Appraisers and AssessorsBachelor's degree	$68,060	$44,720 – $103,620	350
24	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$66,950	$48,690 – $122,350	630
25	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,180	$45,320 – $103,510	3,300
26	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$61,050	$39,070 – $90,790	840

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Columbus, OH. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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