Floral Designers in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,669
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$5,121
14.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,405
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
$35,790
Kept after tax
$30,669
Worth in national money
$33,405
State rank
32
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Ohio is 32 of 51 states for floral designers, with a middle wage of $35,790. 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, floral designers ranks 450. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $35,790 you keep $30,669 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $33,405 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $35,730.
- Ohio ranks 32 of 51 for floral designers at $35,790. 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, floral designers ranks 450 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 $30,669 after the full tax stack, from $35,790. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $33,405 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $35,730 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Floral Designers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,130 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,760 |
| This salary | $35,790 |
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 | $30,669 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,937 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,568 |
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 | $35,457 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,896 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $35,790 as a midpoint for Ohio, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $26,130 and the ninetieth is $45,760 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $30,669, from $35,790, 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 450 of 494 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $33,405, the adjusted value of that $35,790 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Ohio. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 450 of 494 locally.
- The Ohio median of $35,790 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $26,130 to $45,760. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $30,669 from $35,790. 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 450 of 494 locally.
- This $33,405 adjusted figure, worked from $35,790, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 450 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 450 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $26,130 and the top tenth $45,760, so most people doing this work in Ohio sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $33,405 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, $30,669 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 ($26,130 to $45,760) 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 $33,405 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 $30,669 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.