Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,942
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$14,608
19.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,288
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
$74,550
Kept after tax
$59,942
Worth in national money
$65,288
State rank
24
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays zoologists and wildlife biologists around $74,550 at the midpoint, 24 of 47 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Ohio reports figures for, this is number 150.
- Here is where Ohio does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $74,550 you keep $59,942, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $65,288 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $75,890, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For zoologists and wildlife biologists the Ohio median is $74,550, ranking 24 of 47 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.
- In Ohio's occupational distribution, zoologists and wildlife biologists sits at 150 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 zoologists and wildlife biologists on $74,550 is $59,942. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $65,288 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 $75,890 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,700 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $108,930 |
| This salary | $74,550 |
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 | $59,942 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,276 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,231 |
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 | $72,654 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,081 |
| 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 $74,550. The published range is $45,700 up to $108,930, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $59,942, from $74,550, 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 150 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 $65,288, the adjusted value of that $74,550 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 150 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for zoologists and wildlife biologists in Ohio the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $45,700 to $108,930. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $59,942 from $74,550. 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 150 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Ohio, so $65,288 — the adjusted value of that $74,550 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 150 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $45,700 at the bottom tenth to $108,930 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $65,288 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $59,942.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 47 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($45,700) and the ninetieth ($108,930) 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 $65,288 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 $59,942 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.