Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,049
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$4,941
14.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,728
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
$34,990
Kept after tax
$30,049
Worth in national money
$32,728
State rank
31
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $34,990, ranking 31 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Ohio, this one sits low: 460 of 494 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $34,990 you keep $30,049 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $32,728 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $34,920.
- Ohio occupies the middle band for automotive and watercraft service attendants: a median of $34,990, ranking 31 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Automotive and watercraft service attendants occupies position 460 of 494 in Ohio's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $30,049 after the full tax stack, from $34,990. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $32,728 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $34,920 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,580 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $34,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $42,040 |
| This salary | $34,990 |
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 | $30,049 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,294 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,553 |
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 | $34,684 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,878 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $34,990 as a midpoint for Ohio, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $27,580 and the ninetieth is $42,040 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $30,049, worked from $34,990. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 460 of 494.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $32,728 uses one figure for the whole of Ohio. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 494 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 460.
- The Ohio median of $34,990 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $27,580 to $42,040. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Ohio take-home of $30,049, on $34,990 for work ranking 460 of 494 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 460 of 494 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $32,728, worked from $34,990, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Ohio address, on work sitting at 460 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $27,580 at the tenth percentile, $42,040 at the ninetieth.
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 $32,728.
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 $30,049.
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 ($27,580 to $42,040) 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 $32,728 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 $30,049 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.