High paying tech and IT jobs in Ohio

Every tech and IT occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ohio. 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 Ohio run 7.2% below the national average (2024), so a Ohio salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Ohio.

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

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OccupationMedian, Ohio · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$163,640
Bachelor's degree
$100,900 – $233,51019,500
2Database Architects$132,910
Bachelor's degree
$94,530 – $174,2601,820
3Computer Network Architects$131,070
Bachelor's degree
$84,340 – $180,6405,150
4Software Developers$114,090
Bachelor's degree
$77,790 – $168,40044,790
5Information Security Analysts$110,480
Bachelor's degree
$68,070 – $171,4506,010
6Computer Occupations, All Other$109,780
Bachelor's degree
$49,320 – $161,5206,150
7Operations Research Analysts$103,620
Bachelor's degree
$52,000 – $142,0802,600
8Data Scientists$102,630
Bachelor's degree
$61,710 – $160,6506,100
9Computer Systems Analysts$102,320
Bachelor's degree
$64,480 – $156,82019,190
10Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$98,000
Bachelor's degree
$60,340 – $130,1004,400
11Network and Computer Systems Administrators$97,570
Bachelor's degree
$62,170 – $143,78015,130
12Database Administrators$97,190
Bachelor's degree
$49,960 – $158,9101,860
13Computer Programmers$85,270
Bachelor's degree
$51,030 – $134,3702,100
14Web and Digital Interface Designers$83,360
Bachelor's degree
$48,940 – $151,0902,520
15Computer Network Support Specialists$70,080
Associate's degree
$45,980 – $122,4707,480
16Computer User Support Specialists$59,720
Some college, no degree
$38,730 – $89,70022,370

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

#	Occupation	MedianOhio	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$163,640	$100,900 – $233,510	19,500
2	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$132,910	$94,530 – $174,260	1,820
3	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$131,070	$84,340 – $180,640	5,150
4	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$114,090	$77,790 – $168,400	44,790
5	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$110,480	$68,070 – $171,450	6,010
6	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$109,780	$49,320 – $161,520	6,150
7	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$103,620	$52,000 – $142,080	2,600
8	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$102,630	$61,710 – $160,650	6,100
9	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$102,320	$64,480 – $156,820	19,190
10	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$98,000	$60,340 – $130,100	4,400
11	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$97,570	$62,170 – $143,780	15,130
12	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$97,190	$49,960 – $158,910	1,860
13	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$85,270	$51,030 – $134,370	2,100
14	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$83,360	$48,940 – $151,090	2,520
15	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$70,080	$45,980 – $122,470	7,480
16	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$59,720	$38,730 – $89,700	22,370

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Ohio. 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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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