Average Salary in Ohio
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Ohio. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$62,280Rank #29 of 51
- Median annual wage$48,060Rank #28 of 51
- Median household income$72,212ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity92.8US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$67,112Rank #19 at national prices
- Total employment5,526,300Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $62,280 is $14,220 (29.6 %) above the median of $48,060, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Ohio are about 7.2 % below the national average (RPP 92.8, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Ohio buys what $67,112 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Ohio is $72,212 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Ohio
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $143,790 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $142,860 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $127,400 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $116,330 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $105,690 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $102,380 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $100,260 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $97,970 |
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