High paying tech and IT jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Every tech and IT occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single tech and IT 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN run 4.6% below the national average (2024), so a Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 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, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Bachelor's degree
$104,560 – $281,1303,920
2Database Architects$134,480
Bachelor's degree
$99,560 – $173,620380
3Computer Network Architects$133,000
Bachelor's degree
$83,500 – $183,6101,170
4Software Developers$121,420
Bachelor's degree
$78,790 – $172,2409,900
5Information Security Analysts$114,300
Bachelor's degree
$71,390 – $169,8801,320
6Operations Research Analysts$105,360
Bachelor's degree
$56,250 – $159,440410
7Computer Systems Analysts$103,450
Bachelor's degree
$66,720 – $172,9304,240
8Data Scientists$102,650
Bachelor's degree
$64,420 – $161,4901,680
9Database Administrators$102,360
Bachelor's degree
$57,790 – $156,770400
10Computer Programmers$101,640
Bachelor's degree
$62,550 – $142,660410
11Network and Computer Systems Administrators$101,530
Bachelor's degree
$63,610 – $147,8902,960
12Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$87,940
Bachelor's degree
$59,010 – $134,490920
13Computer Occupations, All Other$84,700
Bachelor's degree
$46,660 – $151,320840
14Web and Digital Interface Designers$82,820
Bachelor's degree
$49,010 – $133,640570
15Computer Network Support Specialists$71,920
Associate's degree
$42,520 – $122,3901,420
16Computer User Support Specialists$59,350
Some college, no degree
$38,430 – $82,8604,810

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

#	Occupation	MedianCincinnati, OH-KY-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$169,530	$104,560 – $281,130	3,920
2	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$134,480	$99,560 – $173,620	380
3	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$133,000	$83,500 – $183,610	1,170
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$121,420	$78,790 – $172,240	9,900
5	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$114,300	$71,390 – $169,880	1,320
6	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$105,360	$56,250 – $159,440	410
7	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,450	$66,720 – $172,930	4,240
8	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$102,650	$64,420 – $161,490	1,680
9	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$102,360	$57,790 – $156,770	400
10	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$101,640	$62,550 – $142,660	410
11	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$101,530	$63,610 – $147,890	2,960
12	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$87,940	$59,010 – $134,490	920
13	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,700	$46,660 – $151,320	840
14	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$82,820	$49,010 – $133,640	570
15	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$71,920	$42,520 – $122,390	1,420
16	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$59,350	$38,430 – $82,860	4,810

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. 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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