Sales and Related Workers, All Other in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,283
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$5,587
14.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,163
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
$37,870
Kept after tax
$32,283
Worth in national money
$35,163
State rank
33
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $37,870, ranking 33 of 48 states — about 21.56% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Ohio, this one sits low: 423 of 494 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $37,870 you keep $32,283, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $35,163 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $45,340, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Ohio ranks 33 of 48 for sales and related workers, all other, with a median of $37,870 — about 21.56% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Sales and related workers, all other occupies position 423 of 494 in Ohio's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for sales and related workers, all other on $37,870 is $32,283. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $35,163 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 $45,340 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Sales and Related Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $72,780 |
| This salary | $37,870 |
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 | $32,283 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,609 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,606 |
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 | $37,465 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,942 |
| 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 sales and related workers, all other in Ohio earn under $37,870 and half over. The published range runs $26,150 at the tenth percentile to $72,780 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $32,283, from $37,870, 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 423 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 $35,163, the adjusted value of that $37,870 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 423 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for sales and related workers, all other in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $26,150 to $72,780; 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 $32,283 from $37,870. 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 423 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $35,163 — the adjusted value of that $37,870 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 423 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $45,340, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $26,150 and the top tenth $72,780 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $35,163 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Ohio adds its own income tax on top — which is why $32,283 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Ohio is $45,340. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($26,150) and the ninetieth ($72,780) 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 $35,163 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 $32,283 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.