Canton-Massillon, OH Salaries
Local wages where BEA prices sit below the US average (RPP 89.4) - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Canton-Massillon, OH moved from $44,460 in May 2024 to $45,810 in May 2025 (+3.0%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Canton-Massillon, OH sits -0.1 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Canton-Massillon, OH
General and Operations Managers publishes $82,720 here versus $105,770 nationally (-21.8%; 4,510metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $79,610 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-18.4%).
- General and Operations Managers$82,720 in Canton-Massillon, OH sits 21.8% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (4,510 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$79,610 in Canton-Massillon, OH sits 18.4% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,830 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$29,480 in Canton-Massillon, OH sits 16.7% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (4,850 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$28,890 in Canton-Massillon, OH sits 12.1% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (3,810 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Canton-Massillon, OH; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 15940 · Canton-Massillon, OH $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #313/528
- RPP-LOW 89.4
- OCC-MID 381 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $373K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-INLINE -0.1 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Logan, UT-ID
- BOOK-FULL 378 rows · May 2025
Read with Logan, UT-ID ($6 on published-row mean) · Salary vs. cost of living
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Canton-Massillon, OH
Where Canton-Massillon, OH already employs the upper wage tier
Medical and Health Services Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Canton-Massillon, OH's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 620 jobs · $106,350
- 2. Financial Managers 590 jobs · $128,650
- 3. Sales Managers 530 jobs · $123,320
- 4. Physicians, All Other 490 jobs · $372,510
- 5. Software Developers 480 jobs · $105,500
- 6. Lawyers 450 jobs · $119,210
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 440 jobs · $118,370
- 8. Industrial Production Managers 440 jobs · $109,820
- 9. Pharmacists 370 jobs · $135,810
- 10. Computer and Information Systems Managers 260 jobs · $146,140
- 11. Architectural and Engineering Managers 230 jobs · $143,050
- 12. Marketing Managers 210 jobs · $112,040
- 13. Human Resources Managers 170 jobs · $121,410
- 14. Physician Assistants 130 jobs · $126,290
- 15. Managers, All Other 130 jobs · $103,570
- 16. Chief Executives 110 jobs · $145,910
- 17. Veterinarians 100 jobs · $125,150
- 18. Dentists, General 90 jobs · $212,640
Occupations Tracked
381
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$56,431
employment-weighted, 378 complete rows
Top Salary
$372,510
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
89.4
11% below US avg
Top-pay occupations in Canton-Massillon, OH, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $106,350 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $128,650 |
| 3 | Sales Managers | $123,320 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $372,510 |
| 5 | Software Developers | $105,500 |
| 6 | Lawyers | $119,210 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners | $118,370 |
| 8 | Industrial Production Managers | $109,820 |
| 9 | Pharmacists | $135,810 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $146,140 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $143,050 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $112,040 |
| 13 | Human Resources Managers | $121,410 |
| 14 | Physician Assistants | $126,290 |
| 15 | Managers, All Other | $103,570 |
| 16 | Chief Executives | $145,910 |
| 17 | Veterinarians | $125,150 |
| 18 | Dentists, General | $212,640 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers | $126,510 |
| 20 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $109,300 |
| 21 | Nurse Anesthetists | $218,920 |
| 22 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $112,380 |
| 23 | Optometrists | $127,190 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $110,460 |
| 25 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $109,370 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Canton-Massillon, OH
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $22,260 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | $22,340 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $23,390 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $23,630 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $25,800 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $26,300 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | $26,330 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $26,610 |
| Childcare Workers | $26,610 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $26,660 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in OH
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside OH. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($56,431 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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