Receptionists and Information Clerks in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,770
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$5,150
14.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,514
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
$35,920
Kept after tax
$30,770
Worth in national money
$33,514
State rank
38
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Ohio. The middle earner gets $35,920. That is 38 of 51 states, and about 5.5% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 494 occupations Ohio publishes, this job lands at 448. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $35,920 you keep $30,770, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $33,514 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $36,030, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For receptionists and information clerks, Ohio sits in the lower band at $35,920, ranking 38 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 5.5%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Ohio, this work ranks 448 of 494 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for receptionists and information clerks on $35,920 is $30,770. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $33,514 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 $36,030 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Receptionists and Information Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,070 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,840 |
| This salary | $35,920 |
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 | $30,770 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,042 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,570 |
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 | $35,582 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,899 |
| 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 receptionists and information clerks in Ohio earn under $35,920 and half over. The published range runs $26,070 at the tenth percentile to $46,840 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $30,770 take-home in Ohio comes from $35,920. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 448 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,514, the adjusted value of that $35,920 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 448 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for receptionists and information clerks in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $26,070 to $46,840; 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.
- Retained pay of $30,770, from $35,920, assumes a single Ohio filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 448 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 38 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $33,514 — the adjusted value of that $35,920 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 448 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $26,070 at the bottom tenth to $46,840 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $33,514 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $30,770.
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 ($26,070 to $46,840) 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 $33,514 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 $30,770 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.