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Salaries & Cost of Living in Cuyahoga County, OH

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 32 occupations in Cuyahoga County, OH.

Jobs listed
32
Cleveland, OH
Median of medians
$45,220
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,050
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
32 of 32
Household income
$64,468
Census median per year
Property tax
$3,910
Census median per year

Pay and cost of living in Cuyahoga County, OH

Cuyahoga County, OH is part of the Cleveland, OH labor market, and this page summarizes 32 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $45,220 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Software Developers at $111,310, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $28,750.

A one-bedroom apartment in Cuyahoga County, OH has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,050 a month and a two-bedroom $1,274. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $19,754 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $41,944 a year, and every one of the 32 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Cuyahoga County, OH or against other counties.

Housing, taxes and commute in Cuyahoga County, OH

The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Cuyahoga County, OH, set beside the Ohio and national medians.

Median household income in Cuyahoga County, OH is $64,468, 10% below the Ohio median of $71,389 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($12,600) equals 19.5% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $45,220, is 30% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.

Homeowners in Cuyahoga County, OH pay a median of $3,910 a year in real estate taxes, 39% above the Ohio median of $2,822. With a median home value of $195,400, 9% below the Ohio median of $214,800, the ratio of the two medians is 2.00% a year.

Renters in Cuyahoga County, OH pay a median gross rent of $1,060 a month in the Census survey, 3% above the Ohio median of $1,034. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,050; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.

Workers in Cuyahoga County, OH who travel to a workplace spend an average of 23.3 minutes each way, in line with the Ohio average of 23.4. 15.5% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.

All jobs in Cuyahoga County, OH, highest paying first

Showing 1–32 of 32.

Occupations in Cuyahoga County, OH ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Software Developers$111,310$84,495$5,395
2General and Operations Managers$97,750$75,399$4,637
3Registered Nurses$83,940$66,063$3,859
4Accountants and Auditors$80,000$63,407$3,638
5Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,610$63,143$3,616
6Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,020$60,716$3,414
7First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,650$53,030$2,773
8Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,830$49,332$2,465
9Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,970$48,665$2,409
10Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,930$43,202$1,954
11Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,860$40,819$1,755
12First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,260$38,802$1,587
13Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,120$38,693$1,578
14Customer Service Representatives$46,040$38,631$1,573
15Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,920$38,538$1,565
16Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,650$38,328$1,548
17Office Clerks, General$44,790$37,661$1,492
18Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,630$37,537$1,482
19Nursing Assistants$39,010$33,183$1,119
20Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,680$32,927$1,098
21Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$38,230$32,577$1,069
22First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,700$32,166$1,034
23Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,380$31,918$1,014
24Cooks, Restaurant$37,060$31,669$993
25Stockers and Order Fillers$36,290$31,072$943
26Waiters and Waitresses$36,260$31,049$941
27Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,230$31,025$939
28Security Guards$35,890$30,762$917
29Home Health and Personal Care Aides$34,520$29,698$829
30Retail Salespersons$31,000$26,967$601
31Cashiers$29,130$25,516$480
32Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,750$25,221$456