Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$43,481
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$8,819
16.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,359
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
$52,300
Kept after tax
$43,481
Worth in national money
$47,359
State rank
20
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $52,300, ranking 20 of 47 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 277 among 494 occupations Ohio publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $52,300 you keep $43,481 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $47,359 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $51,700.
- Ohio occupies the middle band for structural metal fabricators and fitters: a median of $52,300, ranking 20 of 47. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 277 of 494 in Ohio places structural metal fabricators and fitters in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $43,481 after the full tax stack, from $52,300. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $47,359 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $51,700 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,230 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $52,300 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,440 |
| This salary | $52,300 |
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 | $43,481 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $44,203 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,871 |
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 | $51,402 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,263 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $52,300 as a midpoint for Ohio, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $38,230 and the ninetieth is $61,440 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $43,481, worked from $52,300. 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 277 of 494.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $47,359 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 277.
- The Ohio median of $52,300 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $38,230 to $61,440. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Ohio take-home of $43,481, on $52,300 for work ranking 277 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 277 of 494 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $47,359, worked from $52,300, 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 277 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $38,230 at the tenth percentile, $61,440 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Ohio is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $47,359 in national terms.
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 $43,481.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,230 to $61,440) 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 $47,359 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 $43,481 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.