North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
General and Operations Managers publishes $81,770 here versus $105,770 nationally (-22.7%; 6,460metro-area jobs). Next is First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers at $35,920 locally versus $44,080 nationally (-18.5%).
- General and Operations Managers$81,770 in North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) sits 22.7% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (6,460 published local jobs).
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$35,920 in North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) sits 18.5% below the national First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers median of $44,080 (2,060 published local jobs).
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$40,000 in North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) sits 17.6% below the national First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers median of $48,520 (2,170 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$81,370 in North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) sits 16.6% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (4,510 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous); they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3900002 · North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #349/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MOST 436 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $303K
- EMP-MIX Industrial P…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Lake Charles, LA
- BOOK-FULL 433 rows · May 2025
Read with Lake Charles, LA (+$39 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 North Northeastern Ohio non…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Industrial Production Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)'s top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Industrial Production Managers 1,020 jobs · $102,710
- 2. Financial Managers 820 jobs · $125,810
- 3. Sales Managers 660 jobs · $126,710
- 4. Physicians, All Other 590 jobs · $303,020
- 5. Software Developers 500 jobs · $106,570
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 480 jobs · $120,680
- 7. Pharmacists 400 jobs · $133,310
- 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers 270 jobs · $128,530
- 9. Marketing Managers 270 jobs · $110,930
- 10. Physical Therapists 260 jobs · $102,770
- 11. Architectural and Engineering Managers 230 jobs · $139,160
- 12. Human Resources Managers 220 jobs · $119,880
- 13. Veterinarians 200 jobs · $120,290
- 14. Managers, All Other 170 jobs · $104,010
- 15. Purchasing Managers 160 jobs · $112,630
- 16. Dentists, General 150 jobs · $169,900
- 17. Chief Executives 120 jobs · $167,250
- 18. Computer Network Architects 110 jobs · $105,840
Occupations Tracked
436
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$55,199
employment-weighted, 433 complete rows
Top Salary
$303,020
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous), 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 | Industrial Production Managers | $102,710 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $125,810 |
| 3 | Sales Managers | $126,710 |
| 4 | Physicians, All Other | $303,020 |
| 5 | Software Developers | $106,570 |
| 6 | Nurse Practitioners | $120,680 |
| 7 | Pharmacists | $133,310 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $128,530 |
| 9 | Marketing Managers | $110,930 |
| 10 | Physical Therapists | $102,770 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $139,160 |
| 12 | Human Resources Managers | $119,880 |
| 13 | Veterinarians | $120,290 |
| 14 | Managers, All Other | $104,010 |
| 15 | Purchasing Managers | $112,630 |
| 16 | Dentists, General | $169,900 |
| 17 | Chief Executives | $167,250 |
| 18 | Computer Network Architects | $105,840 |
| 19 | Physician Assistants | $127,320 |
| 20 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $106,240 |
| 21 | Nurse Anesthetists | $253,930 |
| 22 | Optometrists | $123,160 |
| 23 | Family Medicine Physicians | $228,110 |
| 24 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | $103,280 |
| 25 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $104,450 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | $22,330 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $23,040 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $23,310 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | $24,500 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $25,410 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $25,700 |
| Dishwashers | $26,530 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $26,610 |
| Tour and Travel Guides | $26,810 |
| Bartenders | $27,380 |
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 ($55,199 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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