Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,900
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$10,960
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$55,439
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
$61,860
Kept after tax
$50,900
Worth in national money
$55,439
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $61,860, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 2.98% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Ohio reports figures for, this is number 211.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $61,860 you keep $50,900, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $55,439 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $61,520, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Ohio ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for security and fire alarm systems installers, at $61,860 — about 2.98% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Ohio's occupational distribution, security and fire alarm systems installers sits at 211 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.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for security and fire alarm systems installers on $61,860 is $50,900. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $55,439 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 $61,520 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,860 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,980 |
| This salary | $61,860 |
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 | $50,900 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,885 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,046 |
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 | $60,634 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,475 |
| 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 security and fire alarm systems installers in Ohio earn under $61,860 and half over. The published range runs $46,240 at the tenth percentile to $77,980 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $50,900, worked from $61,860. 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 211 of 494.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $55,439 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 211.
- Figures are distribution medians for security and fire alarm systems installers in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,240 to $77,980; 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.
- The Ohio take-home of $50,900, on $61,860 for work ranking 211 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 211 of 494 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $55,439, worked from $61,860, 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 211 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $46,240 at the tenth percentile, $77,980 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 $55,439 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 $50,900 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,240 to $77,980) 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 $55,439 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 $50,900 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.