181 Jobs That Pay Over $75K in Ohio (2024)

There are 181 occupations in Ohio with a median salary above $75K per year. The highest-paying is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers at $224,100/year. Based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024

$50K+ $75K+ $100K+ $150K+

181
Jobs Over $75K

$224,100

#1: Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

$100,969

Avg of Qualifying Jobs

1,133,380

Workers in These Jobs

All 181 Jobs Paying Over $75K in Ohio

Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown.

#	Occupation	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Workers
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$224,100	$221,190	650
2	Psychiatrists	$221,460	$206,050	550
3	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$202,920	$195,390	280
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$199,990	$205,760	1,180
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$199,990	$254,870	430
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$196,490	$210,760	3,150
7	Chief Executives	$175,930	$232,120	5,360
8	Pediatricians, General	$171,860	$237,860	1,360
9	Dentists, General	$166,980	$186,880	3,560
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$162,280	$164,820	13,670
11	Air Traffic Controllers	$151,170	$142,140	700
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$150,920	$156,870	6,480
13	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$140,240	$155,660	290
14	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$139,670	$133,880	2,280
15	Physicists	$136,880	$153,730	650
16	Sales Managers	$134,440	$151,900	15,110
17	Pharmacists	$132,710	$124,850	14,620
18	Marketing Managers	$132,000	$140,500	8,070
19	Financial Managers	$131,610	$149,310	28,650
20	Aerospace Engineers	$130,740	$125,980	3,540
21	Natural Sciences Managers	$130,230	$134,170	950
22	Purchasing Managers	$128,500	$135,190	2,360
23	Database Architects	$127,230	$121,620	1,880
24	Optometrists	$126,650	$129,000	1,860
25	Managers, All Other	$125,280	$132,610	9,670
26	Human Resources Managers	$125,170	$138,180	5,950
27	Public Relations Managers	$124,380	$136,420	960
28	Environmental Engineers	$123,850	$114,820	1,820
29	Nurse Practitioners	$123,690	$122,870	11,950
30	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$123,290	$126,570	150
31	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$123,010	$119,540	170
32	Computer Network Architects	$122,690	$123,290	4,740
33	Physician Assistants	$122,180	$119,950	4,190
34	Medical Dosimetrists	$120,880	$136,440	N/A
35	Nuclear Engineers	$120,290	$122,920	160
36	Podiatrists	$119,930	$120,120	360
37	Psychologists, All Other	$118,410	$114,570	410
38	Lawyers	$117,500	$139,790	18,650
39	Nurse Midwives	$115,970	$124,140	160
40	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$114,380	$122,780	310
41	Actuaries	$112,230	$117,730	1,410
42	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$110,450	$96,120	490
43	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$110,140	$98,530	320
44	Training and Development Managers	$109,160	$117,270	740
45	Chemical Engineers	$108,440	$114,510	1,220
46	Economists	$108,330	$117,170	200
47	Software Developers	$107,560	$112,610	42,250
48	Information Security Analysts	$106,460	$113,610	5,380
49	Physical Scientists, All Other	$106,450	$110,620	500
50	Engineers, All Other	$106,390	$114,110	6,530
51	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$105,680	$108,690	1,350
52	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,590	$113,970	1,330
53	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,410	$144,690	7,260
54	Agricultural Engineers	$104,770	$101,930	60
55	Veterinarians	$104,560	$115,250	2,680
56	Petroleum Engineers	$104,140	$104,280	250
57	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,690	$118,940	19,080
58	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$103,680	$108,690	3,690
59	Computer Occupations, All Other	$103,460	$103,930	6,380
60	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$103,020	$106,600	460
61	Commercial Divers	$102,800	$91,980	N/A
62	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,500	$114,830	220
63	Materials Engineers	$101,620	$107,260	2,280
64	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$100,630	$92,390	990
65	Financial Risk Specialists	$100,490	$105,560	1,720
66	Electrical Engineers	$100,230	$102,620	6,710
67	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$100,000	$101,100	490
68	Industrial Production Managers	$99,970	$108,800	13,680
69	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$99,420	$113,960	190
70	Computer Hardware Engineers	$99,100	$99,280	740
71	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$99,000	$92,380	700
72	Commercial Pilots	$98,800	$102,970	4,120
73	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$98,710	$97,180	11,240
74	Physical Therapists	$98,440	$97,890	9,220
75	Fundraising Managers	$98,340	$113,380	910
76	Data Scientists	$97,070	$97,530	4,660
77	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$97,060	$90,410	1,420
78	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$96,660	$102,290	20,280
79	Industrial Engineers	$96,500	$98,220	19,230
80	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$95,890	$98,550	3,230
81	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$95,700	$95,360	4,060
82	Computer Systems Analysts	$95,400	$99,260	16,530
83	Facilities Managers	$95,300	$100,190	4,770
84	Database Administrators	$94,510	$94,860	1,930
85	School Psychologists	$94,160	$92,240	1,840
86	Materials Scientists	$94,110	$97,420	290
87	General and Operations Managers	$93,880	$115,950	143,080
88	Radiation Therapists	$93,670	$92,860	940
89	Construction Managers	$93,050	$100,000	14,010
90	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$92,440	$97,430	370
91	Mechanical Engineers	$92,360	$97,520	15,160
92	Administrative Services Managers	$92,320	$101,170	7,020
93	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$92,020	$93,090	1,480
94	Sales Engineers	$91,870	$100,040	1,310
95	Art Directors	$91,700	$97,250	1,410
96	Power Plant Operators	$91,600	$88,820	620
97	Hydrologists	$91,500	$90,160	300
98	Funeral Home Managers	$91,390	$111,430	450
99	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$91,310	$104,900	7,980
100	Occupational Therapists	$90,520	$89,490	6,060
101	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$89,000	$101,220	7,830
102	Operations Research Analysts	$88,930	$93,250	3,440
103	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$88,770	$91,260	500
104	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$88,170	$82,500	3,870
105	Statisticians	$88,170	$88,410	350
106	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$87,710	$88,310	900
107	Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$87,420	$89,920	240
108	Project Management Specialists	$87,130	$93,950	29,940
109	Biological Scientists, All Other	$86,690	$92,720	390
110	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$86,680	$94,340	1,010
111	Speech-Language Pathologists	$86,560	$90,830	6,610
112	Emergency Management Directors	$85,740	$92,950	260
113	Boilermakers	$85,050	$82,570	150
114	Management Analysts	$84,080	$95,860	26,160
115	Budget Analysts	$83,970	$88,720	810
116	Financial and Investment Analysts	$83,960	$95,600	7,820
117	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$83,720	$83,450	3,270
118	Financial Specialists, All Other	$83,610	$85,900	5,190
119	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$83,520	$105,040	6,770
120	Civil Engineers	$83,440	$91,730	7,150
121	Web Developers	$83,160	$90,530	1,580
122	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,870	$87,100	210
123	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$82,650	$78,260	160
124	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$82,550	$88,900	4,500
125	Audiologists	$82,340	$78,560	880
126	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$82,340	$97,380	6,160
127	Genetic Counselors	$82,200	$77,350	120
128	Chemists	$82,070	$87,770	3,420
129	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,050	$91,090	130
130	Personal Financial Advisors	$82,030	$121,310	9,370
131	Chiropractors	$81,610	$92,290	1,090
132	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,500	$102,310	4,810
133	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$81,470	$96,390	2,100
134	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$80,630	$83,650	550
135	Microbiologists	$80,510	$93,000	600
136	Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,500	$81,780	110
137	Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,430	$82,960	80
138	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,200	$84,390	1,270
139	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,100	$81,210	490
140	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$80,100	$87,330	2,010
141	Logisticians	$80,020	$85,750	8,240
142	Registered Nurses	$79,940	$84,430	133,300
143	Labor Relations Specialists	$79,900	$81,830	4,010
144	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,770	$88,170	2,050
145	Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$79,760	$87,720	90
146	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$79,760	$80,960	2,170
147	Dental Hygienists	$79,680	$79,260	8,470
148	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$79,680	$75,610	880
149	Fashion Designers	$79,500	$69,160	310
150	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$79,300	$78,780	3,230
151	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$79,280	$77,640	1,600
152	Gambling Managers	$78,860	$100,570	70
153	Computer Programmers	$78,710	$83,870	1,890
154	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,520	$87,470	420
155	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$78,500	$79,370	2,960
156	Locomotive Engineers	$78,480	$76,010	860
157	Orthotists and Prosthetists	$78,240	$74,250	310
158	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,220	$82,870	690
159	Foresters	$78,190	$75,670	230
160	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$78,120	$64,800	240
161	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,010	$76,070	59,360
162	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,950	$85,080	1,160
163	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,840	$88,810	970
164	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,660	$79,810	500
165	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$77,630	$80,210	330
166	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$77,490	$92,950	170
167	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$77,480	$77,900	1,070
168	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,320	$83,780	1,450
169	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,210	$88,760	580
170	Insurance Underwriters	$77,200	$82,450	5,520
171	Respiratory Therapists	$77,180	$75,150	5,920
172	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$76,960	$79,830	5,980
173	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,640	$80,430	3,250
174	Sociologists	$76,500	$77,700	100
175	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$76,000	$74,060	8,840
176	Transportation Inspectors	$75,920	$81,280	540
177	Accountants and Auditors	$75,550	$81,640	50,670
178	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,500	$77,660	21,870
179	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$75,420	$72,640	26,590
180	Instructional Coordinators	$75,370	$77,140	3,640
181	Mathematicians	$75,100	$86,640	50

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Ohio High-Salary Insights

The $75K+ jobs in Ohio are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners, Management, and Transportation fields.

23.7% of all tracked occupations in OH earn a median salary above $75K. The entry point for this group is $75,100/year (Mathematicians), while the top earner makes $224,100/year.

Ohio ranks #21 among all 50 states for the number of $75K+ jobs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many jobs pay over $75K a year in Ohio?

According to 2024 BLS data, there are 181 occupations in Ohio with a median annual salary above $75K. This represents 23.7% of all tracked occupations in OH.

What is the highest paying job in Ohio?

The highest paying occupation in Ohio is Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers with a median salary of $224,100 per year based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

What is the minimum salary to be on the $75K+ list in Ohio?

The entry point for the $75K+ list in Ohio is $75,100/year (Mathematicians). Any occupation with a median salary above $75K qualifies for this list.

What is the average salary of $75K+ jobs in Ohio?

The average median salary among all 181 occupations that pay over $75K in Ohio is $100,969 per year (2024 data).

How can I get a job that pays over $75K in Ohio?

High-paying jobs in Ohio typically require specialized education, certifications, or significant experience. Common fields include healthcare, technology, management, and engineering. Investing in relevant skills through certifications and advanced degrees can help you reach the $75K+ salary range. Check individual job pages for specific requirements.

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These are gross salaries. After federal, state, and FICA taxes, take-home pay is lower.

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Data Source & Methodology

This list includes all occupations with BLS-published state-level median salary data above $75K per year. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. See our Methodology page for details.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics