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Salary vs. Cost of Living in Ohio

Compare take-home pay and living costs across 55 counties and 41 occupations in Ohio.

Counties
55
OH, listed here
Occupations
41
with published wages
Median of medians
$45,980
per year, before tax
Population covered
9,475,215
residents in listed counties

Salary and cost of living across Ohio

We track 41 occupations in 55 counties of Ohio. The middle median salary across all of those county-job combinations is $45,980 a year. Pick a county to see how its jobs pay after taxes and after rent, food and energy.

Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $767 a month in Holmes County, OH to $1,346 in Franklin County, OH. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Franklin County, OH has the highest median-of-medians pay at $46,965. Franklin County, OH has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.

Counties in Ohio, largest first

Showing 1–55 of 55.

Counties in Ohio with pay and rent summaries
CountyPopulationJobs listedTypical median pay1-bedroom rentJobs covering basics
Franklin County, OH1,333,04838$46,965$1,346/mo100%
Cuyahoga County, OH1,245,87332$45,220$1,050/mo100%
Hamilton County, OH830,77437$46,380$1,128/mo100%
Summit County, OH537,8645$37,600$952/mo100%
Montgomery County, OH536,0967$34,980$1,008/mo100%
Lucas County, OH428,0187$42,640$875/mo100%
Butler County, OH392,87637$46,380$1,128/mo100%
Lorain County, OH317,12932$45,220$1,050/mo100%
Warren County, OH250,00837$46,380$1,128/mo100%
Lake County, OH232,21632$45,220$1,050/mo100%
Delaware County, OH226,83438$46,965$1,346/mo100%
Clermont County, OH211,18137$46,380$1,128/mo100%
Medina County, OH183,66032$45,220$1,050/mo100%
Licking County, OH181,83738$46,965$1,346/mo100%
Greene County, OH169,6887$34,980$1,008/mo100%
Fairfield County, OH163,45338$46,965$1,346/mo100%
Portage County, OH161,9565$37,600$952/mo100%
Wood County, OH132,0647$42,640$875/mo100%
Wayne County, OH116,5882$34,785$846/mo100%
Miami County, OH110,2967$34,980$1,008/mo100%
Columbiana County, OH100,7042$34,785$793/mo100%
Ashtabula County, OH97,16732$45,220$810/mo100%
Geauga County, OH95,48132$45,220$1,050/mo100%
Hancock County, OH74,8663$37,210$909/mo100%
Union County, OH67,32438$46,965$1,228/mo100%
Marion County, OH65,0202$34,785$828/mo100%
Knox County, OH63,1422$34,785$927/mo100%
Pickaway County, OH60,13138$46,965$1,346/mo100%
Sandusky County, OH58,7782$34,785$838/mo100%
Huron County, OH58,3192$34,785$789/mo100%
Seneca County, OH54,7702$34,785$808/mo100%
Ashland County, OH52,2562$34,785$846/mo100%
Darke County, OH51,5943$37,210$832/mo100%
Shelby County, OH47,9293$37,210$823/mo100%
Auglaize County, OH46,1253$37,210$777/mo100%
Logan County, OH46,0893$37,210$813/mo100%
Madison County, OH44,42338$46,965$1,346/mo100%
Holmes County, OH44,4182$34,785$767/mo100%
Brown County, OH43,84537$46,380$849/mo100%
Mercer County, OH42,4843$37,210$807/mo100%
Fulton County, OH42,2407$42,640$875/mo100%
Crawford County, OH41,7112$34,785$841/mo100%
Preble County, OH40,7653$37,210$767/mo100%
Champaign County, OH38,8043$37,210$830/mo100%
Defiance County, OH38,3433$37,210$851/mo100%
Williams County, OH36,7193$37,210$780/mo100%
Perry County, OH35,53538$46,965$859/mo100%
Morrow County, OH35,40438$46,965$1,346/mo100%
Putnam County, OH34,3143$37,210$837/mo100%
Hardin County, OH30,4753$37,210$878/mo100%
Van Wert County, OH28,8263$37,210$795/mo100%
Hocking County, OH27,79938$46,965$848/mo100%
Henry County, OH27,5673$37,210$816/mo100%
Wyandot County, OH21,5982$34,785$789/mo100%
Paulding County, OH18,7913$37,210$767/mo100%