OSU Salaries 21-25

Top-Paid Job Titles at Ohio State, 2025

Job titles ranked by median annualized base pay in the September 30, 2025 file. Only the 1,061 titles held by at least 5 positions are ranked, so one-off titles do not skew the list. The list shows the top 100. Base pay only, not total compensation.

Highest median base pay

#Job titlePositionsMedian payHighest pay
1Senior Vice President5$534,060$813,700
2Vice President6$468,459$724,500
3Physician - Anesthesiology26$465,775$489,564
4Executive Director (HS)7$463,255$605,103
5Assistant Coach-Major Sports20$456,375$2,500,000
6Physician - Orthopedics15$445,674$653,469
7Dean21$397,210$1,050,092
8Physician - Radiology17$367,008$403,922
9Physician - Cardiovascular Medicine9$335,527$352,190
10Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 45$316,085$316,695
11Chair38$310,608$665,250
12Physician - Obstetrics/Gynecology14$306,801$507,877
13Vice Provost12$297,055$430,560
14Chief of Staff - Executive NBP7$291,200$900,000
15Physician - Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation5$277,445$306,657
16Physician1,361$274,130$911,487
17Associate Vice President52$270,426$473,987
18Distinguished University Prof (9M)12$267,827$430,806
19Chief Administrative Officer - Executive NBP5$263,821$305,153
20Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 369$249,992$290,991
21Assistant Vice President7$246,253$306,062
22Physician - Hematology22$244,774$432,142
23Physician - Medical Oncology10$237,365$436,555
24Physician - Hospitalist46$234,848$297,470
25Physician - Immunology/Rheumatology8$229,769$236,454
26Perfusionist 38$228,924$230,312
27Manager 5, Nursing Services5$228,000$272,826
28Anesthesiologist Assistant 346$222,189$286,266
29Associate Dean40$221,727$338,454
30Manager 5, Business Operations23$218,540$304,616
31Physician - Palliative Medicine10$216,548$234,053
32Manager 5, Financial Operations6$214,851$271,360
33Head Coach28$214,538$529,209
34Manager 5, Service Line Administration7$213,933$263,600
35Physician (HS)15$211,844$324,351
36Manager 3, Pharmacy Services5$206,319$224,622
37Manager 5, IT Multi-Discipline10$202,609$284,572
38Physician - Infectious Diseases7$200,921$238,148
39Legal Counsel Specialist 516$200,004$245,883
40Radiation Physicist 219$198,377$245,341
41Physician,Health Services-Ex5$195,155$233,140
42Manager 5, HR Business Partners5$191,578$253,063
43Physician - Family Medicine18$187,595$298,441
44Physician - Nephrology5$186,376$217,186
45Manager 4, Research Center6$185,578$242,404
46Physician - Pathology25$183,105$222,294
47Manager 2, Pharmacy Services14$176,853$223,870
48Manager 4, IT Multi-Discipline20$176,284$236,882
49Associate Dean (9M)14$173,998$377,339
50Manager 4, Business Operations34$173,710$226,000
51Assistant Vice Provost15$173,393$268,701
52Chair (9M)45$172,617$387,483
53Manager 2, Advanced Practice21$172,029$193,462
54Manager 4, Service Line Administration6$171,877$180,029
55Professor426$171,864$837,044
56Manager 3, Development18$171,217$193,600
57Night Pharmacist 216$170,914$171,995
58Specialty Practice Pharmacist 416$169,757$197,227
59Manager 4, Compliance6$169,049$215,000
60Manager 4, Health Systems Informatics7$168,853$200,849
61Strategic Planning Analyst 57$168,392$226,000
62IT Project Management Analyst 55$168,000$177,315
63Sourcing Analyst 510$167,613$177,421
64Manager 4, Accounting5$165,936$181,266
65Dosimetrist 47$165,839$181,474
66Manager 3, Information Security and Risk Management7$163,374$176,538
67Manager 1, Pharmacy Services10$162,706$187,220
68Specialty Practice Pharmacy Analyst 25$162,236$177,179
69Manager 4, Facilities Project Management5$161,755$201,315
70Retail Pharmacist 47$161,645$185,600
71Reporting and Analytics Analyst 58$158,518$200,000
72Manager 4, Nursing Services21$158,131$186,308
73Health Systems Informatics Analyst 55$157,590$175,950
74Manager 4, Financial Operations12$157,315$191,125
75Manager 3, Health Systems Informatics6$155,867$188,552
76Professor (9M)885$155,398$664,981
77Manager 3, IT Multi-Discipline13$155,395$180,879
78Research Professor (9M)5$155,328$184,320
79Manager 3, Reporting and Analytics12$154,297$167,600
80Research Professor13$152,808$214,561
81Staff Pharmacist 313$152,443$164,299
82Manager 2, Information Security and Risk Management8$151,372$163,707
83Corporate Business Development Specialist 57$150,769$187,442
84Manager 3, Rehabilitation Services6$150,175$160,654
85Licensing Officer 55$149,978$181,254
86Manager 4, Marketing and Communications5$149,968$170,733
87Project Manager 514$149,784$174,134
88Clinical Applications Pharmacist 218$149,470$159,200
89Univ Law Enfrcment Offcr Spvsr10$147,264$149,344
90Manager 3, Research Center17$147,000$183,219
91Manager 3, Sponsored Programs5$146,405$151,805
92Assistant Dean7$146,065$204,485
93Manager 3, HR Business Partners18$144,719$179,609
94Clinical Nurse Specialist-D (HS)6$144,040$144,040
95Statistics and Biostatistics Analyst 55$143,222$161,546
96Enterprise Applications Management Analyst 57$143,082$161,065
97Advanced Practice Provider 451$141,993$159,200
98Manager 3, Business Operations57$141,960$177,314
99Clinical Nurse Specialist (HS)23$140,109$140,109
100Advanced Practice Educator 312$139,431$159,200

Titles with the highest single base pay

The 25 job titles that include the highest-paid individual positions, whatever the title’s median.

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