Pay and cost of living in Fairfield County, OH
Across the 38 occupations we cover in Fairfield County, OH, the middle median salary is $46,965 a year. Pay runs from $28,670 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $122,340 for Software Developers, a spread of $93,670. Wages come from the Columbus, OH survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Fairfield County, OH has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,346 a month and a two-bedroom $1,602. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $23,306 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $45,844 a year, and every one of the 38 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Fairfield County, OH
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Fairfield County, OH, set beside the Ohio and national medians.
Median household income in Fairfield County, OH is $90,966, 27% above the Ohio median of $71,389 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($16,152) equals 17.8% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $46,965, is 48% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Fairfield County, OH pay a median of $3,289 a year in real estate taxes, 17% above the Ohio median of $2,822. With a median home value of $298,800, 39% above the Ohio median of $214,800, the ratio of the two medians is 1.10% a year.
Renters in Fairfield County, OH pay a median gross rent of $1,172 a month in the Census survey, 13% above the Ohio median of $1,034. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,346; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Fairfield County, OH who travel to a workplace spend an average of 28.0 minutes each way, 20% above the Ohio average of 23.4. 14.5% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.