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Salaries & Cost of Living in Franklin County, OH

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 22 occupations in Franklin County, OH.

Jobs listed
22
Columbus, OH
Median of medians
$45,590
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,346
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Franklin County, OH

Franklin County, OH is part of the Columbus, OH labor market, and this page summarizes 22 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $45,590 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Software Developers at $122,340, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $28,670.

A one-bedroom apartment in Franklin 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 $43,805 a year, and every one of the 22 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Franklin County, OH or against other counties.

All jobs in Franklin County, OH, highest paying first

Showing 1–22 of 22.

Occupations in Franklin County, OH ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$122,340$91,803$5,708
2General and Operations Managers$102,590$78,665$4,613
3Registered Nurses$83,900$66,036$3,561
4Accountants and Auditors$81,700$64,549$3,437
5Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,150$62,156$3,238
6Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,720$50,799$2,291
7Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,800$43,877$1,714
8Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,870$40,051$1,395
9Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,780$39,205$1,325
10Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,540$39,019$1,309
11Customer Service Representatives$46,350$38,872$1,297
12Office Clerks, General$44,830$37,692$1,199
13Nursing Assistants$42,970$36,249$1,079
14Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,200$34,875$964
15Stockers and Order Fillers$39,040$33,206$825
16First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,790$32,236$744
17Waiters and Waitresses$37,490$32,003$725
18Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,310$31,863$713
19Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,880$29,978$556
20Retail Salespersons$33,780$29,124$485
21Cashiers$30,140$26,300$249
22Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,670$25,159$154