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Ohio State University-Main Campus Salary by Occupation and Position

Average Staff Salary By Occupation

Ohio State University-Main Campus has 11,005 full-time non-instructional staffs and the average salary is $78,636. OSU's staff salary increased by 3.52% compared to last year' salary. The following list shows the average salary for the popular occupation with a number of employees.
  • The average salary of the Management position is $132,213 over 1,756 Management staff.
  • The average salary of the Computer, Engineering, and Science position is $75,218 over 2,215 Computer, Engineering, and Science staff.
  • The average salary of the Business and Financial Operations position is $75,765 over 1,888 Business and Financial Operations staff.
  • The average salary of the Research position is $119,659 over 50 Research staff.
  • The average salary of the Public service position is $67,648 over 21 Public service staff.
The following table summarizes the average staff salary by occupation with the number of staff at Ohio State University-Main Campus.
Average Staff Salary By Occupation at Ohio State University-Main Campus
OccupationYearNumber of StaffsAverage Salary
All Non-Instructional Staffs Total202511,005
+206 (1.91%)
$78,636
+$2,673 (3.52%)
202410,799$75,962
Research202550
+6 (13.64%)
$119,659
-$3,182 (-2.59%)
202444$122,841
Public service202521
-6 (-22.22%)
$67,648
+$3,132 (4.85%)
202427$64,516
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, Academic Affairs, and other Education Services2025558
-5 (-0.89%)
$50,159
+$2,501 (5.25%)
2024563$47,658
Management20251,756
-46 (-2.55%)
$132,213
+$6,778 (5.40%)
20241,802$125,435
Business and Financial Operations20251,888
+94 (5.24%)
$75,765
+$1,519 (2.05%)
20241,794$74,246
Computer, Engineering, and Science20252,215
+30 (1.37%)
$75,218
+$3,331 (4.63%)
20242,185$71,887
Community Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media20251,317
+33 (2.57%)
$84,104
+$3,263 (4.04%)
20241,284$80,841
Healthcare Practioners and Technical2025453
+15 (3.42%)
$67,272
-$639 (-0.94%)
2024438$67,911
Service2025918
+17 (1.89%)
$51,539
+$2,759 (5.66%)
2024901$48,780
Sales and related202554
-2 (-3.57%)
$49,701
+$1,169 (2.41%)
202456$48,532
Office and Administrative Support20251,048
+15 (1.45%)
$51,956
+$1,500 (2.97%)
20241,033$50,456
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance2025522
+58 (12.50%)
$61,132
+$1,725 (2.90%)
2024464$59,407
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving2025205
-3 (-1.44%)
$51,603
+$2,870 (5.89%)
2024208$48,733

Staff Salary Comparison

OSU's average staff salary is $78,636. OSU's staff salary is higher than the national average staff salary at four-years colleges ($67,248). Its salary is also higher than the average salary ($62,141) of four-years colleges in Ohio.
Non-instructional Staff Salary Comparison
Average Staff Salary
Ohio State University-Main Campus$78,636
All Colleges$66,174
Four-years Colleges$67,248
Ohio Colleges$61,420
Four-years Ohio Colleges$62,141

Staff Salary Comparison Between OSU and nearby Colleges

The following table shows the average staff salary of colleges near OSU. Compared to those schools such as Adult and Community Education-Hudson and Columbus State Community College, OSU's staff salary is slightly higher than the average salary ($71,843). You can compare the salary to analyze or make a decision. The schools in below table are sorted by distance from OSU.
Average Staff SalaryNumber of Staff
Ohio State University-Main Campus$78,63637,177
Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH$71,6252,352
Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH$68,464290
Franklin University Columbus, OH$75,8391,351
Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH$96,03798
Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH$57,375262
Capital University Columbus, OH$61,719599