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Salaries & Cost of Living in Union County, OH

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

Jobs listed
38
Columbus, OH
Median of medians
$46,965
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,228
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
38 of 38
Household income
$112,322
Census median per year
Property tax
$3,947
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Union County, OH

Union 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 Union County, OH has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,228 a month and a two-bedroom $1,607. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,890 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 Union County, OH or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Union County, OH

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

Median household income in Union County, OH is $112,322, 57% above the Ohio median of $71,389 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($14,736) equals 13.1% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $46,965, is 58% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Union County, OH pay a median of $3,947 a year in real estate taxes, 40% above the Ohio median of $2,822. With a median home value of $344,900, 61% above the Ohio median of $214,800, the ratio of the two medians is 1.14% a year.

Renters in Union County, OH pay a median gross rent of $1,247 a month in the Census survey, 21% above the Ohio median of $1,034. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,228; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Union County, OH who travel to a workplace spend an average of 26.0 minutes each way, 11% above the Ohio average of 23.4. 21.6% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Union County, OH, highest paying first

Showing 1–38 of 38.

Occupations in Union County, OH ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$122,340$91,803$5,826
2General and Operations Managers$102,590$78,665$4,731
3Project Management Specialists$98,660$76,014$4,510
4Management Analysts$90,010$70,166$4,023
5Registered Nurses$83,900$66,036$3,679
6Accountants and Auditors$81,700$64,549$3,555
7Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$81,400$64,346$3,538
8Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,150$62,156$3,356
9Human Resources Specialists$75,440$60,324$3,203
10Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,410$54,896$2,751
11First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,970$54,598$2,726
12Electricians$64,700$53,064$2,598
13Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,910$50,946$2,421
14Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,720$50,799$2,409
15Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,390$48,991$2,258
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,800$43,877$1,832
17Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,170$42,612$1,727
18Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,870$40,051$1,513
19First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,150$39,492$1,467
20Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,780$39,205$1,443
21Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$46,540$39,019$1,427
22Customer Service Representatives$46,350$38,872$1,415
23Office Clerks, General$44,830$37,692$1,317
24Light Truck Drivers$43,800$36,893$1,250
25Nursing Assistants$42,970$36,249$1,197
26Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,200$34,875$1,082
27Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,100$33,252$947
28Stockers and Order Fillers$39,040$33,206$943
29First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,790$32,236$862
30Waiters and Waitresses$37,490$32,003$843
31Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$37,310$31,863$831
32Cooks, Restaurant$36,590$31,305$785
33Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,900$30,769$740
34Security Guards$35,800$30,692$734
35Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,880$29,978$674
36Retail Salespersons$33,780$29,124$603
37Cashiers$30,140$26,300$367
38Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,670$25,159$272