Broadcast Technicians in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,703
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$8,017
16.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,333
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
$48,720
Kept after tax
$40,703
Worth in national money
$44,333
State rank
21
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays broadcast technicians around $48,720 at the midpoint, 21 of 47 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Ohio reports figures for, this is number 311.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $48,720 you keep $40,703, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $44,333 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $54,530, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For broadcast technicians the Ohio median is $48,720, ranking 21 of 47 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.
- In Ohio's occupational distribution, broadcast technicians sits at 311 of 494 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for broadcast technicians on $48,720 is $40,703. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $44,333 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 $54,530 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Broadcast Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $24,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,720 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,800 |
| This salary | $48,720 |
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 | $40,703 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,327 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,805 |
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 | $47,944 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,183 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Ohio earn less than $48,720. The published range is $24,960 up to $99,800, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $40,703, from $48,720, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 311 of 494 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,333 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 311.
- Reported values are medians; for broadcast technicians in Ohio the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $24,960 to $99,800. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,703 from $48,720. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 311 of 494 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,333, worked from $48,720, 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 311 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $54,530, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $24,960 at the bottom tenth to $99,800 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $44,333.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Ohio adds its own income tax on top — which is why $40,703 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $54,530. 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 ($24,960) and the ninetieth ($99,800) 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 $44,333 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 $40,703 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.