Veterinary Technologists and Technicians in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,137
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$7,853
16.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,716
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
$47,990
Kept after tax
$40,137
Worth in national money
$43,716
State rank
21
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays this job around $47,990 at the midpoint, 21 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 324 among 494 occupations Ohio publishes pay for.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,990 you keep $40,137, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $43,716 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $47,900, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For veterinary technologists and technicians the Ohio median is $47,990, ranking 21 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Position 324 of 494 in Ohio places veterinary technologists and technicians 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.
- After federal, FICA and Ohio income tax, retained pay for veterinary technologists and technicians on $47,990 is $40,137. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $43,716 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 $47,900 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,760 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,360 |
| This salary | $47,990 |
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 | $40,137 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,740 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,792 |
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 | $47,239 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,167 |
| 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 veterinary technologists and technicians in Ohio earn under $47,990 and half over. The published range runs $34,760 at the tenth percentile to $61,360 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 $40,137, worked from $47,990. 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 324 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Ohio, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,716, the adjusted value of that $47,990 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 324 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for veterinary technologists and technicians in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,760 to $61,360; 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 $40,137, on $47,990 for work ranking 324 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 324 of 494 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $43,716 — the adjusted value of that $47,990 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 324 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,760 and the top tenth $61,360, so most people doing this work in Ohio sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $43,716 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 $40,137.
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 ($34,760 to $61,360) 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 $43,716 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 $40,137 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.