Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,106
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$16,124
20.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,734
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
$79,230
Kept after tax
$63,106
Worth in national money
$68,734
State rank
9
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $79,230, which ranks 9 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 19.56% above the national middle.
- Within Ohio this is well-paid work. Of 494 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 116 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $79,230 you keep $63,106 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $68,734 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $79,000.
- Ohio ranks 9 of 49 states publishing a median for career/technical education teachers, secondary school, at $79,230 — about 19.56% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Ranked against every occupation Ohio publishes a median for, career/technical education teachers, secondary school sits 116 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 $63,106 after the full tax stack, from $79,230. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $68,734 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $79,000 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $56,030 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $101,300 |
| This salary | $79,230 |
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 | $63,106 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,568 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,288 |
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 | $77,151 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,161 |
| 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 career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Ohio earn under $79,230 and half over. The published range runs $56,030 at the tenth percentile to $101,300 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $63,106, worked from $79,230. 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 116 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $68,734, the adjusted value of that $79,230 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 116 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for career/technical education teachers, secondary school in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $56,030 to $101,300; 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.
- The Ohio take-home of $63,106, on $79,230 for work ranking 116 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 116 of 494 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $68,734 — the adjusted value of that $79,230 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 116 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $56,030 at the tenth percentile, $101,300 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 $68,734.
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, $63,106 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($56,030 to $101,300) 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 $68,734 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 $63,106 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.