New Accounts Clerks in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,385
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$7,925
16.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,987
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
$48,310
Kept after tax
$40,385
Worth in national money
$43,987
State rank
16
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio sits in the middle of the pack for new accounts clerks. The median is $48,310, ranking 16 of 45 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Ohio, this sits in the middle: 319 of 494 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $48,310 you keep $40,385, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $43,987 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $48,080, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Ohio occupies the middle band for new accounts clerks: a median of $48,310, ranking 16 of 45. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- New accounts clerks ranks 319 of 494 occupations in Ohio by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for new accounts clerks on $48,310 is $40,385. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $43,987 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 $48,080 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: New Accounts Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,610 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,620 |
| This salary | $48,310 |
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 | $40,385 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,997 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,798 |
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 | $47,548 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,174 |
| 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 new accounts clerks in Ohio earn under $48,310 and half over. The published range runs $39,610 at the tenth percentile to $57,620 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $40,385, from $48,310, 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 319 of 494 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,987, the adjusted value of that $48,310 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 319 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for new accounts clerks in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,610 to $57,620; 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.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $40,385 from $48,310. 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 319 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $43,987 — the adjusted value of that $48,310 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 319 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $39,610 at the tenth percentile, $57,620 at the ninetieth.
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 $43,987 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, $40,385 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,610 to $57,620) 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 $43,987 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 $40,385 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.