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Highest Paying Jobs in Ohio

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Ohio, among 30 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Ohio
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Software Developers$115,45238,600
2General and Operations Managers$94,935153,940
3Registered Nurses$82,438152,160
4Accountants and Auditors$78,85749,830
5Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$76,52651,810
6Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$72,26650,750
7Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$71,66654,980
8First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,72046,950
9Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,49887,790
10Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$58,69137,410
11Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,21168,100
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,70747,340
13Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,24343,780
14Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,78056,780
15Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,35095,820
16Customer Service Representatives$44,94685,050
17Office Clerks, General$43,32491,370
18Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,842118,090
19Nursing Assistants$39,58167,560
20First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,09555,990
21Stockers and Order Fillers$37,056139,960
22Waiters and Waitresses$36,14083,300
23Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,91675,910
24Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,67750,090
25Security Guards$35,60636,280

Highest-paying jobs in Ohio

This ranking covers 30 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Ohio. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Software Developers comes first at $115,452 a year; number 25 on the list, Security Guards, averages $35,606.

Each occupation links to its Ohio page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.