SOC 11-3121 · Management Occupations · May 2025
How much do Human Resources Managers make in Columbus, OH?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Columbus, OH is $131,100. The 10th percentile is $89,150 and the 90th percentile is $220,890. Employment is 1,870.
Median annual wage
$131,100
- 10th percentile
- $89,150
- 25th percentile
- $97,990
- Median
- $131,100
- 75th percentile
- $170,530
- 90th percentile
- $220,890
- Mean
- $144,850
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Human Resources Managers, the published 10th percentile is $89,150 and the 90th percentile is $220,890. The difference is $131,740, which is 100.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $97,990 to the 75th at $170,530, covers $72,540.
The mean annual wage is $144,850, which sits above the median of $131,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Columbus, OH median is 12.2% lower than the national median of $149,280 for Human Resources Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $137,322, which is 8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.5% higher than the Ohio median of $130,480.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $131,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Managers at $137,322 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Human Resources Managers. Columbus, OH ranks 12th of 30 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Springfield, OH is 50 miles away, with a median of $128,140 and employment of 50. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,619, against $137,322 here.
- Mansfield, OH is 58 miles away, with a median of $129,930 and employment of 40. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,199, against $137,322 here.
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $128,300 and employment of 360. That median is 2.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,412, against $137,322 here.
Employment share
Human Resources Managers accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (1,870 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.19 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH · Human Resources Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Human Resources Managers make in Columbus, OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Columbus, OH is $131,100. The 10th percentile is $89,150 and the 90th percentile is $220,890. Employment is 1,870.
How does that compare with the national median for Human Resources Managers?
The local median is 12.2% lower than the national median of $149,280.
What is Human Resources Managers pay in Columbus, OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $131,100 is $137,322. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Columbus, OH compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Managers?
Springfield, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 50 miles away, at $128,140. Columbus, OH ranks 12th of 30 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.