Architectural and Engineering Managers in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$121,449
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$45,421
27.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$132,280
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
$166,870
Kept after tax
$121,449
Worth in national money
$132,280
State rank
23
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays this job around $166,870 at the midpoint, 23 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Within Ohio this is well-paid work. Of 494 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 7 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $166,870 you keep $121,449 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $132,280 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $170,090, since top earners drag the number up.
- For architectural and engineering managers the Ohio median is $166,870, ranking 23 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Ranked against every occupation Ohio publishes a median for, architectural and engineering managers sits 7 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.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $121,449 after the full tax stack, from $166,870. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $132,280 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $170,090 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Architectural and Engineering Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $117,640 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $166,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $220,990 |
| This salary | $166,870 |
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 | $121,449 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $125,322 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,315 |
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 | $161,204 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,713 |
| 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 architectural and engineering managers in Ohio earn under $166,870 and half over. The published range runs $117,640 at the tenth percentile to $220,990 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $121,449 take-home in Ohio comes from $166,870. 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 7 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $132,280, the adjusted value of that $166,870 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 7 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for architectural and engineering managers in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $117,640 to $220,990; 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 $121,449, from $166,870, 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 7 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 23 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $132,280 — the adjusted value of that $166,870 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 7 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $117,640 and the top tenth $220,990, so most people doing this work in Ohio sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Ohio sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $132,280 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Ohio's own levy, $121,449 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($117,640 to $220,990) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
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 $132,280 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 $121,449 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.