Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Salary in Columbus, OH

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay range in Columbus

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $122,860 or more. The middle half of other postsecondary teachers in Columbus earn between $57,260 and $97,270.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay in Columbus vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Other postsecondary teachers in Columbus earn about the same as the Ohio average ($79,070) and 14% less than the U.S. average ($90,630). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $77,640.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary after taxes in Columbus

On the average salary of $78,130, a single filer in Columbus takes home about $60,135 a year, or $5,011 a month and $2,313 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Columbus's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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Is Columbus a good place for other postsecondary teachers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Columbus area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $78,130 buys what about $81,838 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Columbus ($51,340). A typical home costs $333,537, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary in other Ohio cities

Columbus ranks 5th of 7 Ohio metro areas for this job; Lima pays the most ($84,480).

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Highest-paying cities for other postsecondary teachers

Trenton, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,460).

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary by city

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