The highest paying job in Ohio is Physicians, All Other, with a median salary of $231,300 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in OH based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $231,300 | $260,090 | 21,770 |
| 2 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $224,290 | $219,770 | 170 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $220,600 | $230,400 | 1,780 |
| 4 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $220,390 | $274,290 | 550 |
| 5 | Nurse Anesthetists | $216,350 | $212,320 | 2,460 |
| 6 | Orthodontists | $211,410 | $214,360 | 380 |
| 7 | Pediatricians, General | $210,130 | $225,450 | 3,070 |
| 8 | Chief Executives | $208,590 | $273,990 | 4,430 |
| 9 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $169,990 | $204,240 | 1,900 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $163,260 | $170,290 | 14,110 |
| 11 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $159,940 | $162,290 | N/A |
| 12 | Dentists, General | $155,570 | $176,600 | 2,990 |
| 13 | Natural Sciences Managers | $135,990 | $140,730 | 910 |
| 14 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $135,640 | $130,930 | 270 |
| 15 | Physicists | $135,550 | $143,270 | 710 |
| 16 | Pharmacist | $134,440 | $127,400 | 13,700 |
| 17 | Aerospace Engineers | $134,230 | $134,650 | 3,770 |
| 18 | Financial Manager | $133,450 | $151,520 | 27,920 |
| 19 | Marketing Manager | $132,660 | $143,790 | 8,690 |
| 20 | Psychologists, All Other | $131,310 | $123,170 | 380 |
| 21 | Sales Manager | $130,210 | $146,930 | 20,320 |
| 22 | Optometrists | $130,000 | $131,550 | 1,450 |
| 23 | Database Architects | $129,840 | $133,170 | 2,230 |
| 24 | Human Resources Manager | $129,320 | $141,690 | 7,000 |
| 25 | Purchasing Managers | $129,200 | $139,200 | N/A |
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The top-paying careers in Ohio are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Physicians, All Other, pays $164,765 more than the state average of $66,534 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $129,200, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how Ohio's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.