Computer Programmers in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$67,189
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$18,081
21.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$73,181
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
$85,270
Kept after tax
$67,189
Worth in national money
$73,181
State rank
36
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Ohio pays computer programmers a middle wage of $85,270, 36 of 46 states and about 15.06% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Ohio. It ranks 88 out of 494 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Ohio is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $85,270 the take-home is $67,189; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $73,181 would nationally. The average comes to $93,010, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Ohio's $85,270 median for computer programmers places it 36 of 46 states, about 15.06% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Within Ohio, computer programmers ranks 88 of 494 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for computer programmers in Ohio, on $85,270, is $67,189 — equivalent to $73,181 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $93,010 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Programmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,030 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $85,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,370 |
| This salary | $85,270 |
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 | $67,189 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,817 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,363 |
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 | $82,955 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,264 |
| 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 $85,270. The published range is $51,030 up to $134,370, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $67,189 take-home in Ohio comes from $85,270. 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 88 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $73,181, the adjusted value of that $85,270 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 88 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for computer programmers in Ohio the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $51,030 to $134,370. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $67,189, from $85,270, 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 88 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 36 of 46 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $73,181 — the adjusted value of that $85,270 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 88 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $93,010 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $51,030, the highest tenth $134,370, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $73,181 in national terms.
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 $67,189.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $93,010. 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 ($51,030) and the ninetieth ($134,370) 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 $73,181 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 $67,189 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.