Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,235
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$4,995
14.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,931
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
$35,230
Kept after tax
$30,235
Worth in national money
$32,931
State rank
28
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Ohio is 28 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $35,230. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Ohio this is lower-paid work. Of 494 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 458. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $35,230 you keep $30,235 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $32,931 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $35,640, since top earners drag the number up.
- Ohio ranks 28 of 51 for cleaners of vehicles and equipment at $35,230. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Ohio reports, cleaners of vehicles and equipment ranks 458 of 494, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $30,235 after the full tax stack, from $35,230. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $32,931 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $35,640 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,120 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,670 |
| This salary | $35,230 |
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 | $30,235 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,487 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,558 |
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 | $34,916 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,884 |
| 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 cleaners of vehicles and equipment in Ohio earn under $35,230 and half over. The published range runs $27,120 at the tenth percentile to $45,670 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $30,235, from $35,230, 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 458 of 494 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $32,931, the adjusted value of that $35,230 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 458 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for cleaners of vehicles and equipment in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $27,120 to $45,670; 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.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $30,235 from $35,230. 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 458 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $32,931 — the adjusted value of that $35,230 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 458 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $27,120 at the tenth percentile, $45,670 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Ohio is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $32,931 in national terms.
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, $30,235 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 ($27,120 to $45,670) 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 $32,931 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 $30,235 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.