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Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels salary in Cincinnati, OH

The median captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns $80,480 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,270 a month.

10th percentile
$42,870
25th percentile
$60,190
Median percentile
$80,480
75th percentile
$108,960
90th percentile
$134,580

Based on 130 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$63,234 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,480
Federal income tax−$8,876
Social Security + Medicare−$6,157
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$2,213
Monthly take-home$5,270
Every two weeks$2,432

Does it go far here?

$84,387Median pay in Cincinnati, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,105 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Physicians, All Other$315,630
Nurse Anesthetists$221,170
Chief Executives$207,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Financial Managers$152,700

All captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio