Counter and Rental Clerks in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,842
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$5,748
14.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,771
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
$38,590
Kept after tax
$32,842
Worth in national money
$35,771
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays counter and rental clerks around $38,590 at the midpoint, 33 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Measured against other jobs in Ohio, this one sits low: 414 of 494 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Ohio is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $38,590 the take-home is $32,842; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $35,771 would nationally. The average comes to $44,840, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For counter and rental clerks the Ohio median is $38,590, ranking 33 of 51 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.
- Counter and rental clerks occupies position 414 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.
- Post-tax income for counter and rental clerks in Ohio, on $38,590, is $32,842 — equivalent to $35,771 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 $44,840 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Counter and Rental Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $24,140 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,590 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,970 |
| This salary | $38,590 |
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 | $32,842 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,187 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,619 |
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 | $38,161 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,958 |
| 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 $38,590. The published range is $24,140 up to $75,970, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $32,842, worked from $38,590. 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 414 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $35,771, the adjusted value of that $38,590 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 414 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for counter and rental clerks in Ohio the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $24,140 to $75,970. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Ohio take-home of $32,842, on $38,590 for work ranking 414 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 414 of 494 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $35,771 — the adjusted value of that $38,590 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 414 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 $44,840, 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 $24,140 at the bottom tenth to $75,970 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Ohio sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $35,771 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $32,842 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.
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 $44,840. 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 ($24,140) and the ninetieth ($75,970) 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 $35,771 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 $32,842 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.