Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,012
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$16,558
20.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$69,720
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$80,570
Kept after tax
$64,012
Worth in national money
$69,720
State rank
21
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $80,570, ranking 21 of 50 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Ohio this is well-paid work. Of 494 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 101 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $80,570 you keep $64,012, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $69,720 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $86,880, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Ohio occupies the middle band for aircraft mechanics and service technicians: a median of $80,570, ranking 21 of 50. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Ohio publishes a median for, aircraft mechanics and service technicians sits 101 of 494 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for aircraft mechanics and service technicians on $80,570 is $64,012. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $69,720 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $86,880 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $80,570 |
| Top tenth earn over | $132,850 |
| This salary | $80,570 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Ohio | $64,012 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $65,511 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,305 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $78,439 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,184 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Ohio earn under $80,570 and half over. The published range runs $51,490 at the tenth percentile to $132,850 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $64,012 take-home in Ohio comes from $80,570. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 101 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $69,720, the adjusted value of that $80,570 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 101 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $51,490 to $132,850; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $64,012, from $80,570, assumes a single Ohio filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 101 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 21 of 50 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $69,720 — the adjusted value of that $80,570 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 101 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $86,880, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $51,490 and the top tenth $132,850 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $69,720.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Ohio then takes its own share, leaving $64,012.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Ohio is $86,880. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($51,490) and the ninetieth ($132,850) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $69,720 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $64,012 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.