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Physicists salary in Ohio

The median physicists in Ohio earns $162,900 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,844 a month.

10th percentile
$64,860
25th percentile
$118,060
Median percentile
$162,900
75th percentile
$239,360
90th percentile
$239,360

Based on 630 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

$118,128 take-home a year
Gross pay$162,900
Federal income tax−$27,830
Social Security + Medicare−$12,462
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$4,480
Monthly take-home$9,844
Every two weeks$4,543

Does it go far here?

$175,588Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
11%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 physicists salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio