Principal Researcher Salary in Columbus, Ohio

How much does a Principal Researcher make in Columbus, OH?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Principal Researcher in Columbus, OH is $160,274. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $129,550 to a high of $190,199, with most professionals earning between $144,192 and $175,938.

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Provide product usability, evaluation and support to product development teams, including the analysis and investigation of applications/systems including tactile methods, visual graphics, web, multimedia, voice response and conversational user interaction.

November 14, 2022

Drive change and help the organization look around corners by communicating research findings that are convincing and actionable for product decision-makers.

December 20, 2022

Assist other teams and customers with vulnerability research and impact analysis of breaking issues.

January 19, 2023

Act as a coach and mentor, as well as leading other researchers toward innovative and creative thinking when approaching research challenges.

February 07, 2023

Develop and manage both new and ongoing policy research projects from design and analysis to the presentation and communication of findings.

February 20, 2023

Leading research activities to align with and inform our business objectives, and providing oversight and guidance to others who assist these activities.

April 06, 2023

Design and moderate labs, guiding participants through a set of tasks and prompting them for candid, relevant feedback.

April 27, 2023

Manage day to day work of performing experiments and evaluations to quantify and validate improvements made to existing systems.

May 09, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Principal Researcher in Columbus, OH

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

144192

175938

160274

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

149446

185417

167416

What is the average salary for Principal Researcher in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Principal Researcher in Columbus, OH. The base salary for Principal Researcher ranges from $144,192 to $175,938 with the average base salary of $160,274. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $149,446 to $185,417 with the average total cash compensation of $167,416.

View Average Salary for Principal Researcher as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$160,274	$144,192 - $175,938
Bonus	$7,141	$5,254 - $9,479
Total Pay	$167,416	$149,446 - $185,417

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Principal Researcher Salary Near Columbus, OH

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Newark, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $143,304 - $174,854	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Springfield, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $137,928 - $168,295	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Chillicothe, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $135,218 - $164,988	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Mansfield, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $141,749 - $172,956	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Dayton, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $143,319 - $174,872	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Lima, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $137,217 - $167,427	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH

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About Columbus, Ohio

The confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers occurs just north-west of Downtown Columbus. Several smaller tributaries course through the Columbus metropolitan area, including Alum Creek, Big Walnut Creek, and Darby Creek. Columbus is considered to have relatively flat topography thanks to a large glacier that covered most of Ohio during the Wisconsin Ice Age. However, there are sizable differences in elevation through the area, with the high point of Franklin County being 1,132 ft (345 m) above sea level near New Albany, and the low point being 670 ft (200 m) where the Scioto River leaves...

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