Salaries in Ohio.
3 metro areas. 3445 roles.
Average cost-of-living index: 0.92x national average. Last updated April 2026.
Highest Paying
$322,000
Senior VP of Security
Median Role
$293,000
VP of Cloud
Entry Level
$287,000
VP of Finance
The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.
Ohio has 3 major metro areas tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.92x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Senior VP of Security at $322,000 in Columbus. The median role pays $293,000.
Metro areas in Ohio
Top 30 salaries in Ohio
Tax considerations in Ohio
Ohio's income tax tops out around 3.5%, and Columbus adds a city income tax of 2.5%. The combined rate is moderate, but the city tax applies to all who work within city limits.
Ohio's income tax tops out around 3.5%. Cincinnati adds an earnings tax of 1.8%. The combined rate is moderate and the very low cost of living offsets it significantly.
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