How much do Natural Sciences Managers make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Natural Sciences Managers, the published 10th percentile is $84,030 and the 90th percentile is $217,760. The difference is $133,730, which is 96.8% 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 $126,010 to the 75th at $166,460, covers $40,450.

The mean annual wage is $152,320, which sits above the median of $138,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $167,220 for Natural Sciences Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $144,665, which is 13.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% higher than the Ohio median of $137,170.

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 $138,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Natural Sciences Managers at $144,665 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Natural Sciences Managers. Columbus, OH ranks 4th of 13 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).).

• Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $134,800 and employment of 100. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $145,425, against $144,665 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $164,300 and employment of 520. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $172,276, against $144,665 here.
• Akron, OH is 113 miles away, with a median of $128,390 and employment of 70. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,507, against $144,665 here.

Employment share

Natural Sciences Managers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (300 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (108,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.39 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.