Machinists in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,858
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$10,082
17.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$52,126
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
$57,940
Kept after tax
$47,858
Worth in national money
$52,126
State rank
32
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio sits in the middle of the pack for machinists. The median is $57,940, ranking 32 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Ohio reports figures for, this is number 255.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $57,940 you keep $47,858 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $52,126 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $56,670.
- Ohio occupies the middle band for machinists: a median of $57,940, ranking 32 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Ohio's occupational distribution, machinists sits at 255 of 494 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $47,858 after the full tax stack, from $57,940. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $52,126 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $56,670 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Machinists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,070 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $57,940 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,530 |
| This salary | $57,940 |
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 | $47,858 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $48,735 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,974 |
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 | $56,849 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,388 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $57,940 as a midpoint for Ohio, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,070 and the ninetieth is $76,530 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $47,858, worked from $57,940. 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 255 of 494.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $52,126 uses one figure for the whole of Ohio. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 494 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 255.
- The Ohio median of $57,940 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,070 to $76,530. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Ohio take-home of $47,858, on $57,940 for work ranking 255 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 255 of 494 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $52,126, worked from $57,940, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Ohio address, on work sitting at 255 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,070 at the bottom tenth to $76,530 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $52,126.
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 $47,858.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,070 to $76,530) 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 $52,126 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 $47,858 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.