Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education publishes $76,340 here versus $63,970 nationally (+19.3%; 2,020metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $79,200 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-18.8%).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,340 in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area sits 19.3% above the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (2,020 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$79,200 in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area sits 18.8% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,320 published local jobs).
- General and Operations Managers$86,540 in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area sits 18.2% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,560 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$29,600 in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area sits 16.4% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (3,630 published local jobs).
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3900003 · Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $57K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #302/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 367 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $507K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Savannah, GA
- BOOK-FULL 360 rows · May 2025
Read with Savannah, GA ($34 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
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 Eastern Ohio nonmetropolita…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Medical and Health Services Managers and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 540 jobs · $99,660
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 500 jobs · $126,620
- 3. Physicians, All Other 480 jobs · $506,500
- 4. Financial Managers 400 jobs · $129,680
- 5. Industrial Production Managers 400 jobs · $103,450
- 6. Sales Managers 340 jobs · $118,310
- 7. Pharmacists 300 jobs · $133,460
- 8. Software Developers 240 jobs · $101,760
- 9. Lawyers 230 jobs · $99,970
- 10. Physical Therapists 190 jobs · $102,820
- 11. Computer and Information Systems Managers 150 jobs · $143,050
- 12. Architectural and Engineering Managers 130 jobs · $144,730
- 13. Physician Assistants 120 jobs · $140,220
- 14. Human Resources Managers 110 jobs · $115,970
- 15. Nurse Anesthetists 100 jobs · $323,490
- 16. Veterinarians 100 jobs · $107,170
- 17. Personal Financial Advisors 100 jobs · $101,470
- 18. Chief Executives 90 jobs · $165,290
Occupations Tracked
367
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$56,777
employment-weighted, 360 complete rows
Top Salary
$506,500
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, 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 | $99,660 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $126,620 |
| 3 | Physicians, All Other | $506,500 |
| 4 | Financial Managers | $129,680 |
| 5 | Industrial Production Managers | $103,450 |
| 6 | Sales Managers | $118,310 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | $133,460 |
| 8 | Software Developers | $101,760 |
| 9 | Lawyers | $99,970 |
| 10 | Physical Therapists | $102,820 |
| 11 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $143,050 |
| 12 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $144,730 |
| 13 | Physician Assistants | $140,220 |
| 14 | Human Resources Managers | $115,970 |
| 15 | Nurse Anesthetists | $323,490 |
| 16 | Veterinarians | $107,170 |
| 17 | Personal Financial Advisors | $101,470 |
| 18 | Chief Executives | $165,290 |
| 19 | Marketing Managers | $128,500 |
| 20 | Electrical Engineers | $112,450 |
| 21 | Dentists, General | $168,030 |
| 22 | Engineers, All Other | $115,740 |
| 23 | Purchasing Managers | $130,010 |
| 24 | Optometrists | $123,160 |
| 25 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $390,670 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Driver/Sales Workers | $22,890 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $22,890 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | $23,050 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $25,320 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $25,820 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $27,010 |
| Dishwashers | $27,330 |
| Animal Caretakers | $27,470 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,470 |
| Tour and Travel Guides | $27,910 |
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 ($56,777 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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