Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$76,220
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$22,410
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$83,018
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
$98,630
Kept after tax
$76,220
Worth in national money
$83,018
State rank
14
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $98,630, which ranks 14 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 2.45% above the national middle.
- Within Ohio this is well-paid work. Of 494 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 58 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Ohio is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $98,630 the take-home is $76,220; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $83,018 would nationally. The average comes to $100,900, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Ohio ranks 14 of 49 states publishing a median for social scientists and related workers, all other, at $98,630 — about 2.45% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Ohio publishes a median for, social scientists and related workers, all other sits 58 of 494 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for social scientists and related workers, all other in Ohio, on $98,630, is $76,220 — equivalent to $83,018 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $100,900 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,800 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $146,760 |
| This salary | $98,630 |
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 | $76,220 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,216 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,528 |
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 | $95,793 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,492 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Ohio earn less than $98,630. The published range is $60,800 up to $146,760, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $76,220, worked from $98,630. 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 58 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $83,018, the adjusted value of that $98,630 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 58 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for social scientists and related workers, all other in Ohio the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $60,800 to $146,760. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Ohio take-home of $76,220, on $98,630 for work ranking 58 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 58 of 494 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $83,018 — the adjusted value of that $98,630 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 58 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $60,800 and the top tenth $146,760 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $83,018.
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 $76,220.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($60,800) and the ninetieth ($146,760) 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 $83,018 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 $76,220 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.