Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $81,400 here versus $105,770 nationally (-23.0%; 3,770metro-area jobs). Next is Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $77,820 locally versus $63,970 nationally (+21.7%).
- General and Operations Managers$81,400 in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area sits 23.0% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,770 published local jobs).
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,820 in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area sits 21.7% above the national Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education median of $63,970 (2,050 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$78,610 in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area sits 19.4% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (4,700 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$29,740 in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area sits 16.0% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (4,050 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3900004 · Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #318/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 378 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $318K
- EMP-MIX Physicians,…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Lynchburg, VA
- BOOK-FULL 378 rows · May 2025
Read with Lynchburg, VA (+$8 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 Southern Ohio nonmetropolit…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Physicians, All Other and Nurse Practitioners lead published employment inside Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Physicians, All Other 490 jobs · $317,860
- 2. Nurse Practitioners 490 jobs · $122,890
- 3. Financial Managers 460 jobs · $120,010
- 4. Industrial Production Managers 440 jobs · $109,770
- 5. Pharmacists 380 jobs · $132,650
- 6. Software Developers 270 jobs · $109,580
- 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers 180 jobs · $135,210
- 8. Architectural and Engineering Managers 130 jobs · $160,870
- 9. Commercial Pilots 110 jobs · $170,140
- 10. Human Resources Managers 110 jobs · $121,570
- 11. Physician Assistants 100 jobs · $128,910
- 12. Marketing Managers 100 jobs · $110,380
- 13. Nurse Anesthetists 90 jobs · $253,780
- 14. Chief Executives 80 jobs · $150,110
- 15. Information Security Analysts 70 jobs · $135,210
- 16. Purchasing Managers 60 jobs · $117,060
- 17. Engineers, All Other 60 jobs · $108,480
- 18. Family Medicine Physicians 50 jobs · $249,990
Occupations Tracked
378
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$56,293
employment-weighted, 378 complete rows
Top Salary
$317,860
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in Southern 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 | Physicians, All Other | $317,860 |
| 2 | Nurse Practitioners | $122,890 |
| 3 | Financial Managers | $120,010 |
| 4 | Industrial Production Managers | $109,770 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $132,650 |
| 6 | Software Developers | $109,580 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $135,210 |
| 8 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $160,870 |
| 9 | Commercial Pilots | $170,140 |
| 10 | Human Resources Managers | $121,570 |
| 11 | Physician Assistants | $128,910 |
| 12 | Marketing Managers | $110,380 |
| 13 | Nurse Anesthetists | $253,780 |
| 14 | Chief Executives | $150,110 |
| 15 | Information Security Analysts | $135,210 |
| 16 | Purchasing Managers | $117,060 |
| 17 | Engineers, All Other | $108,480 |
| 18 | Family Medicine Physicians | $249,990 |
| 19 | Dentists, General | $172,230 |
| 20 | Psychiatrists | $228,570 |
| 21 | Fundraising Managers | $139,960 |
| 22 | Optometrists | $128,230 |
| 23 | Natural Sciences Managers | $122,420 |
| 24 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $114,800 |
| 25 | Aerospace Engineers | $131,600 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $22,790 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $26,060 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other | $26,140 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $26,350 |
| Bartenders | $26,630 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $26,860 |
| Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other | $27,100 |
| Dishwashers | $27,150 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $27,200 |
| Cooks, Short Order | $27,590 |
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 ($56,293 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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