Akron, OH

Across all occupations in the Akron, OH metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,840 a year ($23.48 an hour) and the mean $63,430, May 2025. That median is −4% against the US median of $50,980 and −1% against Ohio's $49,380. BLS counts 319,560 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is emergency medicine physicians; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Akron, OH vs Ohio and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Akron, OH area, Ohio and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Akron, OH	Hourly	$13.93	$17.70	$23.48	$37.01	$50.18	$30.49	319,560
Akron, OH	Annual	$28,970	$36,810	$48,840	$76,970	$104,380	$63,430	319,560
Ohio	Hourly	$14.04	$17.70	$23.74	$37.30	$51.34	$30.96	5,550,180
Ohio	Annual	$29,210	$36,820	$49,380	$77,570	$106,800	$64,390	5,550,180
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

477 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Ohio. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Akron, OH

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$305,960	$147.09	80
2	Physicians, All Other	$293,090	$140.91	1,130
3	Psychiatrists	$289,420	$139.14	60
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$284,960	$137.00	100
5	Nurse Anesthetists	$211,810	$101.83	130
6	Chief Executives	$172,610	$82.99	250
7	Dentists, General	$163,480	$78.60	250
8	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$161,720	*	40
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$160,430	$77.13	580
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Ohio	$154,010	$74.04	1,140
11	Pharmacists	$137,730	$66.22	710
12	Financial Managers in Ohio	$135,850	$65.31	1,460
13	Purchasing Managers	$134,140	$64.49	210
14	Database Architects	$133,150	$64.01	100
15	Human Resources Managers	$131,890	$63.41	470
16	Marketing Managers	$131,810	$63.37	530
17	Optometrists	$131,210	$63.08	70
18	Physician Assistants	$130,980	$62.97	400
19	Veterinarians	$130,370	$62.68	230
20	Sales Managers in Ohio	$128,560	$61.81	1,480

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Akron, OH

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Ohio	9,480	29.66	1.20	$28,690
2	General and Operations Managers in Ohio	9,010	28.20	1.25	$98,340
3	Stockers and Order Fillers in Ohio	8,780	27.46	1.51	$37,600
4	Registered Nurses in Ohio	8,040	25.17	1.16	$80,770
5	Retail Salespersons in Ohio	7,770	24.31	0.97	$31,060
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Ohio	6,310	19.76	0.71	$34,310
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Ohio	6,070	19.01	1.00	$39,100
8	Customer Service Representatives in Ohio	5,780	18.10	1.08	$45,420
9	Cashiers in Ohio	5,650	17.67	0.89	$29,480
10	Office Clerks, General in Ohio	5,020	15.70	0.99	$42,940
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Ohio	4,740	14.84	1.12	$60,210
12	Waiters and Waitresses in Ohio	4,680	14.65	1.00	$36,150
13	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Ohio	4,170	13.04	1.64	$74,990
14	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Ohio	4,140	12.97	0.91	$35,580
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Ohio	3,960	12.40	1.81	$81,820
16	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Ohio	3,720	11.64	1.29	$42,530
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Ohio	3,560	11.14	1.13	$52,420
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Ohio	3,360	10.53	0.96	$46,140
19	Nursing Assistants in Ohio	3,170	9.91	1.06	$39,250
20	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Ohio	3,080	9.64	1.23	$37,320

Most concentrated occupations in Akron, OH

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.61	1,420	4.46	$44,530
2	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3.77	460	1.43	$45,220
3	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	3.76	1,310	4.10	$53,100
4	Audiologists	3.60	100	0.32	$86,150
5	Athletic Trainers	3.49	220	0.68	$60,330
6	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.37	100	0.30	$54,120
7	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.28	450	1.41	$45,330
8	Occupational Therapy Assistants	2.62	280	0.87	$62,380
9	Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	2.61	410	1.27	$61,250
10	Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	2.60	880	2.74	$77,780

Occupation groups in Akron, OH

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$105,470	$125,030	23,200	72.61	1.01
Computer and Mathematical	$95,650	$97,910	7,690	24.05	0.71
Architecture and Engineering	$89,080	$94,550	6,620	20.70	1.23
Legal	$87,610	$116,730	1,880	5.89	0.70
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$79,240	$100,730	24,170	75.64	1.20
Business and Financial Operations	$76,690	$83,070	18,710	58.56	0.86
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$73,410	$80,080	2,580	8.07	0.85
Construction and Extraction	$64,770	$68,260	10,900	34.12	0.83
Educational Instruction and Library	$62,290	$66,300	17,970	56.24	0.96
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$58,860	$60,600	12,940	40.50	1.03
Protective Service	$57,120	$58,280	6,710	21.01	0.87
Community and Social Service	$52,040	$58,340	5,360	16.77	0.98
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$48,380	$57,500	3,300	10.34	0.79
Production	$46,920	$50,140	23,840	74.60	1.35
Office and Administrative Support	$46,160	$48,960	36,790	115.14	1.01
Transportation and Material Moving	$40,800	$45,000	31,970	100.05	1.14
Healthcare Support	$37,620	$39,710	14,120	44.18	0.87
Sales and Related	$36,960	$51,230	27,170	85.02	0.98
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,750	$38,630	8,910	27.87	0.95
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$36,520	$40,760	150	0.48	0.17
Personal Care and Service	$32,850	$39,030	5,660	17.72	0.85
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$30,090	$34,620	28,910	90.46	1.03

Every occupation in Ohio, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 477 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Akron, OH estimates (area 10420).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Akron, OH area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.