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Salaries & Cost of Living in Hocking County, OH

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 38 occupations in Hocking County, OH.

Jobs listed
38
Columbus, OH
Median of medians
$46,965
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$848
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
38 of 38
Household income
$62,960
Census median per year
Property tax
$1,852
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Hocking County, OH

Hocking County, OH is part of the Columbus, OH labor market, and this page summarizes 38 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $46,965 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 Hocking County, OH has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $848 a month and a two-bedroom $1,018. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $17,330 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.

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 Hocking County, OH or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Hocking County, OH

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Hocking County, OH, set beside the Ohio and national medians.

Median household income in Hocking County, OH is $62,960, 12% below the Ohio median of $71,389 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($10,176) equals 16.2% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $46,965, is 25% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Hocking County, OH pay a median of $1,852 a year in real estate taxes, 34% below the Ohio median of $2,822. With a median home value of $186,400, 13% below the Ohio median of $214,800, the ratio of the two medians is 0.99% a year.

Renters in Hocking County, OH pay a median gross rent of $808 a month in the Census survey, 22% below the Ohio median of $1,034. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $848; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Hocking County, OH who travel to a workplace spend an average of 30.3 minutes each way, 29% above the Ohio average of 23.4. 6.9% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Hocking County, OH, highest paying first

Showing 1–38 of 38.

Occupations in Hocking County, OH ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$122,340$91,803$6,206
2General and Operations Managers$102,590$78,665$5,111
3Project Management Specialists$98,660$76,014$4,890
4Management Analysts$90,010$70,166$4,403
5Registered Nurses$83,900$66,036$4,059
6Accountants and Auditors$81,700$64,549$3,935
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,400$64,346$3,918
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,150$62,156$3,736
9Human Resources Specialists$75,440$60,324$3,583
10Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,410$54,896$3,131
11First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,970$54,598$3,106
12Electricians$64,700$53,064$2,978
13Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,910$50,946$2,801
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,720$50,799$2,789
15Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,390$48,991$2,638
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,800$43,877$2,212
17Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,170$42,612$2,107
18Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,870$40,051$1,893
19First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,150$39,492$1,847
20Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,780$39,205$1,823
21Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,540$39,019$1,807
22Customer Service Representatives$46,350$38,872$1,795
23Office Clerks, General$44,830$37,692$1,697
24Light Truck Drivers$43,800$36,893$1,630
25Nursing Assistants$42,970$36,249$1,577
26Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,200$34,875$1,462
27Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,100$33,252$1,327
28Stockers and Order Fillers$39,040$33,206$1,323
29First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,790$32,236$1,242
30Waiters and Waitresses$37,490$32,003$1,223
31Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,310$31,863$1,211
32Cooks, Restaurant$36,590$31,305$1,165
33Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,900$30,769$1,120
34Security Guards$35,800$30,692$1,114
35Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,880$29,978$1,054
36Retail Salespersons$33,780$29,124$983
37Cashiers$30,140$26,300$747
38Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,670$25,159$652