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208 Jobs That Pay Over $75K in Ohio (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

There are 208 occupations in Ohio with a median salary above $75K per year. The highest-paying is Cardiologists at $504,260/year. Based on 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025

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Average Salary by State

Average salaries across all 50 states. Click a state to see its $75K+ jobs.

$57,873

$89,679

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $63,963 AK $79,599 AZ $72,019 AR $58,447 CA $83,172 CO $76,493 CT $78,019 DE $71,614 DC $89,679 FL $67,772 GA $69,372 HI $73,976 ID $67,243 IL $74,900 IN $68,360 IA $68,184 KS $65,075 KY $66,085 LA $62,928 ME $70,351 MD $79,476 MA $81,221 MI $70,102 MN $79,901 MS $57,873 MO $67,599 MT $65,918 NE $68,499 NV $69,352 NH $75,725 NJ $80,366 NM $68,121 NY $83,189 NC $67,685 ND $70,391 OH $69,737 OK $63,871 OR $75,924 PA $70,617 RI $78,209 SC $66,430 SD $64,417 TN $66,638 TX $68,700 UT $68,195 VT $74,078 VA $73,984 WA $86,472 WV $62,235 WI $71,762 WY $66,073

208
Jobs Over $75K

$504,260

#1: Cardiologists

$114,167

Avg of Qualifying Jobs

1,358,700

Workers in These Jobs

All 208 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	Cardiologists	$504,260	$493,580	760
2	Anesthesiologists	$490,530	$422,500	780
3	Pediatric Surgeons	$488,160	$395,190	N/A
4	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$377,480	$344,190	1,170
5	Dermatologists	$373,640	$312,020	N/A
6	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$323,480	$299,520	500
7	Physicians, Pathologists	$309,480	$290,130	600
8	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$271,270	$339,480	150
9	Radiologists	$260,000	$264,470	770
10	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$249,990	$286,650	1,540
11	Psychiatrists	$244,990	$250,210	690
12	Nurse Anesthetists	$231,810	$236,830	2,300
13	Family Medicine Physicians	$223,700	$226,800	1,490
14	Orthodontists	$219,300	$206,430	250
15	Pediatricians, General	$217,970	$223,710	2,110
16	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$204,170	$222,540	1,550
17	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$181,520	$227,230	970
18	Chief Executives	$176,440	$254,170	4,470
19	Dentists, General	$167,410	$180,440	2,790
20	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$166,870	$170,090	9,690
21	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$163,640	$169,360	19,500
22	Physicists	$162,900	$172,300	630
23	Medical Dosimetrists	$150,900	$147,420	N/A
24	Commercial Pilots	$150,330	$145,490	2,680
25	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$141,920	$151,990	460
26	Financial Managers	$140,870	$162,780	27,360
27	Aerospace Engineers	$138,440	$137,590	3,710
28	Natural Sciences Managers	$137,170	$148,730	1,560
29	Pharmacists	$137,020	$132,420	12,790
30	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$135,510	$126,370	280
31	Sales Managers	$135,510	$152,010	22,840
32	Optometrists	$134,850	$133,960	1,300
33	Purchasing Managers	$134,580	$147,350	3,490
34	Database Architects	$132,910	$135,120	1,820
35	Marketing Managers	$132,330	$147,400	10,620
36	Physician Assistants	$132,090	$136,560	4,900
37	Computer Network Architects	$131,070	$133,060	5,150
38	Lawyers	$131,020	$151,140	19,950
39	Human Resources Managers	$130,480	$144,530	8,040
40	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$129,560	$128,630	650
41	Podiatrists	$129,380	$146,070	350
42	Training and Development Managers	$128,440	$138,240	990
43	Nurse Midwives	$127,730	$125,210	180
44	Veterinarians	$125,060	$129,890	3,430
45	Nurse Practitioners	$124,870	$122,910	15,400
46	Economists	$120,000	$132,380	140
47	Political Scientists	$119,370	$110,980	40
48	Agricultural Engineers	$119,250	$112,300	60
49	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$118,830	$121,450	3,240
50	Public Relations Managers	$118,670	$132,030	1,400
51	Computer Hardware Engineers	$118,160	$127,770	580
52	Software Developers	$114,090	$119,860	44,790
53	Environmental Engineers	$113,180	$110,350	730
54	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$111,550	$119,530	700
55	Chemical Engineers	$111,200	$118,710	1,030
56	Actuaries	$110,980	$121,730	1,090
57	Information Security Analysts	$110,480	$117,710	6,010
58	Industrial Production Managers	$109,340	$119,910	14,290
59	Materials Scientists	$108,830	$110,640	450
60	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$108,370	$115,820	9,870
61	Materials Engineers	$106,510	$116,620	1,790
62	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,140	$127,900	24,390
63	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$105,930	$114,920	410
64	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$105,150	$95,470	800
65	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$105,020	$95,890	690
66	Power Plant Operators	$104,160	$98,700	730
67	Operations Research Analysts	$103,620	$101,050	2,600
68	Physical Therapists	$103,050	$102,740	10,280
69	Data Scientists	$102,630	$107,160	6,100
70	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,410	$108,220	1,260
71	Computer Systems Analysts	$102,320	$108,170	19,190
72	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$102,110	$126,520	240
73	Construction Managers	$101,980	$109,120	16,130
74	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$101,550	$112,410	9,480
75	Administrative Services Managers	$101,500	$111,480	7,980
76	Fundraising Managers	$101,470	$115,160	1,630
77	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$101,190	$103,950	2,080
78	Genetic Counselors	$100,670	$93,710	120
79	Electrical Engineers	$100,620	$106,150	6,360
80	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$100,320	$98,360	360
81	Industrial Engineers	$100,060	$103,740	23,480
82	Gambling Managers	$99,650	$105,250	110
83	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$99,590	$99,990	12,480
84	Funeral Home Managers	$99,440	$109,530	420
85	Occupational Therapists	$99,390	$97,390	6,760
86	Petroleum Engineers	$99,260	$111,350	200
87	Mechanical Engineers	$99,100	$101,320	14,390
88	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$98,700	$90,540	1,120
89	Financial Risk Specialists	$98,650	$106,790	2,110
90	Radiation Therapists	$98,650	$102,160	690
91	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,380	$99,370	5,170
92	Hydrologists	$98,200	$95,570	390
93	Statisticians	$98,190	$100,060	580
94	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,000	$95,890	4,400
95	Facilities Managers	$97,740	$101,900	6,030
96	General and Operations Managers	$97,700	$120,420	153,160
97	Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$97,690	$76,100	70
98	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$97,680	$99,380	510
99	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$97,570	$101,770	15,130
100	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$97,570	$94,990	670
101	Sales Engineers	$97,420	$102,610	1,210
102	Database Administrators	$97,190	$100,770	1,860
103	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,310	$92,760	420
104	Civil Engineers	$96,220	$100,810	10,560
105	Project Management Specialists	$95,770	$102,210	34,260
106	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$95,260	$109,500	1,720
107	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$94,960	$99,370	3,480
108	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,890	$100,270	150
109	Emergency Management Directors	$94,690	$103,520	250
110	Art Directors	$94,390	$100,300	1,050
111	Financial and Investment Analysts	$94,280	$100,560	9,760
112	Management Analysts	$94,270	$100,250	25,120
113	Speech-Language Pathologists	$93,300	$93,140	7,270
114	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$93,150	$88,330	4,260
115	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$91,460	$96,350	6,820
116	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,230	$94,990	1,180
117	School Psychologists	$91,010	$92,600	2,050
118	Personal Financial Advisors	$90,990	$123,380	7,680
119	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$90,000	$93,360	350
120	Budget Analysts	$89,840	$94,430	800
121	Dental Hygienists	$88,990	$89,900	8,630
122	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$87,670	$87,950	1,840
123	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$87,370	$108,990	6,880
124	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School	$86,560	$83,370	590
125	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$86,210	$105,720	70
126	Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$85,930	$89,090	120
127	Boilermakers	$85,550	$79,910	300
128	Chemists	$85,270	$94,470	4,010
129	Computer Programmers	$85,270	$93,010	2,100
130	Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers	$85,070	$75,200	80
131	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$84,490	$86,040	3,960
132	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$83,910	$98,090	4,840
133	Logisticians	$83,460	$89,600	8,990
134	Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,400	$82,500	90
135	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$83,360	$94,540	2,520
136	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,920	$95,490	210
137	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,870	$85,290	3,160
138	Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,610	$88,300	50
139	Registered Nurses	$82,510	$87,730	143,730
140	Gas Plant Operators	$82,130	$81,040	570
141	Fashion Designers	$82,050	$73,870	90
142	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$81,720	$94,010	5,980
143	Audiologists	$81,390	$82,540	1,230
144	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,330	$85,940	1,600
145	Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,290	$83,910	150
146	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$81,220	$86,230	410
147	History Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,080	$82,920	650
148	Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$80,840	$78,270	510
149	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$80,570	$86,880	2,840
150	Labor Relations Specialists	$80,150	$86,380	4,100
151	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,090	$88,600	460
152	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,060	$83,960	390
153	Urban and Regional Planners	$79,950	$81,960	760
154	Respiratory Therapists	$79,920	$81,240	6,640
155	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,770	$102,290	3,100
156	Credit Analysts	$79,720	$88,680	2,790
157	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,690	$79,910	550
158	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$79,650	$72,690	100
159	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,600	$83,840	1,350
160	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$79,580	$82,100	23,640
161	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,520	$77,010	290
162	Commercial and Industrial Designers	$79,470	$86,830	1,190
163	Accountants and Auditors	$79,320	$88,280	50,440
164	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$79,310	$80,440	900
165	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,300	$90,600	2,140
166	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$79,270	$72,300	2,140
167	Insurance Underwriters	$79,260	$86,900	5,110
168	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,230	$79,000	5,130
169	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$79,000	$98,990	690
170	Sociologists	$78,850	$84,440	130
171	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$78,800	$78,110	49,540
172	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,730	$80,750	19,410
173	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$78,580	$96,920	160
174	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$78,540	$80,820	2,460
175	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,530	$80,080	1,500
176	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$78,500	$75,150	1,800
177	Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$78,320	$76,890	9,570
178	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,050	$84,700	3,940
179	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,910	$85,450	700
180	Instructional Coordinators	$77,760	$77,690	3,510
181	Cost Estimators	$77,730	$82,740	8,100
182	Chiropractors	$77,710	$86,340	1,380
183	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,660	$74,530	1,390
184	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$77,570	$78,400	600
185	Surgical Assistants	$77,450	$74,350	970
186	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$77,370	$72,740	47,870
187	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,090	$73,280	30,450
188	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$77,020	$76,730	23,430
189	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,010	$81,450	780
190	Transportation Inspectors	$77,010	$88,950	430
191	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$76,920	$73,920	1,230
192	Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes	$76,790	$86,950	100
193	Food Scientists and Technologists	$76,780	$78,810	270
194	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,700	$73,110	4,290
195	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,610	$74,970	420
196	Epidemiologists	$76,480	$93,460	300
197	Technical Writers	$76,480	$82,920	1,350
198	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,440	$80,320	180
199	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$76,410	$79,920	21,640
200	Loan Officers	$76,370	$83,960	9,880
201	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$76,240	$80,470	990
202	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$76,180	$73,730	10,580
203	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,930	$104,080	250
204	Fish and Game Wardens	$75,880	$76,100	160
205	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	$75,810	$72,790	60
206	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$75,780	$77,760	2,950
207	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$75,470	$74,120	760
208	Compliance Officers	$75,030	$80,320	11,240

Ohio High-Salary Insights

The $75K+ jobs in Ohio are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields.

29.3% of all tracked occupations in OH earn a median salary above $75K. The entry point for this group is $75,030/year (Compliance Officers), while the top earner makes $504,260/year.

Ohio ranks #20 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 2025 BLS data, there are 208 occupations in Ohio with a median annual salary above $75K. This represents 29.3% of all tracked occupations in OH.

What is the highest paying job in Ohio?

The highest paying occupation in Ohio is Cardiologists with a median salary of $504,260 per year based on 2025 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 $75,030/year (Compliance Officers). 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 208 occupations that pay over $75K in Ohio is $114,167 per year (2025 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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Jobs Over $75K in Other States

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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 2025 estimates. See our Methodology page for details.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics