Engineers, All Other in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$90,984
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$29,486
24.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$99,098
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
$120,470
Kept after tax
$90,984
Worth in national money
$99,098
State rank
20
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays engineers, all other around $120,470 at the midpoint, 20 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 494 occupations Ohio reports, engineers, all other comes in at 28 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $120,470 you keep $90,984, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $99,098 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $121,590, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For engineers, all other the Ohio median is $120,470, ranking 20 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.
- Engineers, all other ranks 28 of 494 occupations by median in Ohio, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for engineers, all other on $120,470 is $90,984. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $99,098 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 $121,590 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $72,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $120,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $175,340 |
| This salary | $120,470 |
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 | $90,984 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $93,581 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,797 |
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 | $116,779 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,938 |
| 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 engineers, all other in Ohio earn under $120,470 and half over. The published range runs $72,330 at the tenth percentile to $175,340 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 $90,984, worked from $120,470. 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 28 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $99,098, the adjusted value of that $120,470 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 28 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for engineers, all other in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $72,330 to $175,340; 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 $90,984, on $120,470 for work ranking 28 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 28 of 494 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $99,098 — the adjusted value of that $120,470 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 28 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $72,330 at the bottom tenth to $175,340 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $99,098 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, $90,984 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($72,330) and the ninetieth ($175,340) 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 $99,098 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 $90,984 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.