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Economists salary in Ohio

The median economists in Ohio earns $120,000 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,496 a month.

10th percentile
$69,770
25th percentile
$89,300
Median percentile
$120,000
75th percentile
$164,700
90th percentile
$216,920

Based on 140 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

$89,950 take-home a year
Gross pay$120,000
Federal income tax−$17,570
Social Security + Medicare−$9,180
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$3,300
Monthly take-home$7,496
Every two weeks$3,460

Does it go far here?

$129,347Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
14%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

All economists salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio