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title: "Average Salary in Ohio"
description: "Mean $64,390, median $49,380 in Ohio (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/ohio"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Ohio

Mean annual wage $64,390, median $49,380 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $53,230 (rank 22 of 51 by that measure; rank 27 nominal).

| Percentile | Ohio | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $29,210 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $36,820 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $49,380 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $77,570 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $106,800 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 92.8 |
| Housing (rents) | 73.0 |
| Goods | 93.7 |
| Utilities | 95.8 |
| Other services | 98.9 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $105,770 | 405,060 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $100,200 | 151,340 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $95,090 | 103,420 |
| Legal | $92,830 | 34,550 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $80,820 | 409,590 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $79,160 | 41,950 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $78,500 | 350,540 |
| Construction and Extraction | $62,140 | 196,920 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $61,110 | 322,700 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $59,810 | 221,770 |
| Community and Social Service | $53,540 | 92,100 |
| Protective Service | $52,030 | 119,760 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $51,720 | 61,250 |
| Production | $47,180 | 451,510 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $46,650 | 610,590 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $42,880 | 529,060 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $39,840 | 5,120 |
| Healthcare Support | $37,530 | 244,030 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $36,520 | 150,400 |
| Sales | $36,450 | 459,090 |
| Personal Care and Service | $32,250 | 94,770 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $30,300 | 494,660 |

## Most common jobs

- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 163,560 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 153,160 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 143,730 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 137,370 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 129,760 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 108,830 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 103,020 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 89,310 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 85,930 workers
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 83,060 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Cardiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiologist): $504,260 median
- [Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anesthesiologist): $490,530 median
- [Emergency Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/emergency-medicine-physician): $377,480 median
- [Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthopedic-surgeon): $323,480 median
- [Pathologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pathologist): $309,480 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $297,440 median
- [Radiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiologist): $260,000 median
- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $249,990 median
- [Psychiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatrist): $244,990 median
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $231,810 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-numerically-controlled-tool-operator): 3.51x the national share
- [Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operator and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/furnace-kiln-oven-drier-and-kettle-operator-and-tender): 3.10x the national share
- [Metal-Refining Furnace Operator and Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/metal-refining-furnace-operator-and-tender): 2.99x the national share
- [Engine and Other Machine Assembler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/engine-and-other-machine-assembler): 2.83x the national share
- [Tool and Die Maker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tool-and-die-maker): 2.72x the national share
- [Bailiff](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bailiff): 2.66x the national share
- [Audiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/audiologist): 2.52x the national share
- [Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/multiple-machine-tool-setter-operator-and-tender-metal-and-plastic): 2.51x the national share
- [Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/grinding-lapping-polishing-and-buffing-machine-tool-setter-operator-and-tender-metal-and-plastic): 2.49x the national share
- [Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-numerically-controlled-tool-programmer): 2.33x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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