Canton-Massillon, OH

Across all occupations in the Canton-Massillon, OH metropolitan area, the median wage is $45,810 a year ($22.02 an hour) and the mean $56,990, May 2025. That median is −10% against the US median of $50,980 and −7% against Ohio's $49,380. BLS counts 163,080 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Canton-Massillon, OH vs Ohio and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Canton-Massillon, OH area, Ohio and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Canton-Massillon, OH	Hourly	$13.39	$16.69	$22.02	$32.06	$46.19	$27.40	163,080
Canton-Massillon, OH	Annual	$27,850	$34,710	$45,810	$66,680	$96,080	$56,990	163,080
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.

381 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 Canton-Massillon, OH

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$372,510	$179.09	490
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$218,920	$105.25	70
3	Dentists, General	$212,640	$102.23	90
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Ohio	$146,140	$70.26	260
5	Chief Executives	$145,910	$70.15	110
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$143,050	$68.78	230
7	Pharmacists	$135,810	$65.29	370
8	Financial Managers in Ohio	$128,650	$61.85	590
9	Optometrists	$127,190	$61.15	40
10	Purchasing Managers	$126,510	$60.82	90
11	Physician Assistants	$126,290	$60.72	130
12	Veterinarians	$125,150	$60.17	100
13	Sales Managers in Ohio	$123,320	$59.29	530
14	Human Resources Managers	$121,410	$58.37	170
15	Lawyers in Ohio	$119,210	$57.31	450
16	Nurse Practitioners	$118,370	$56.91	440
17	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$112,380	$54.03	50
18	Marketing Managers	$112,040	$53.86	210
19	Computer Network Architects	$110,460	$53.11	40
20	Industrial Production Managers	$109,820	$52.80	440

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 Canton-Massillon, OH

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Ohio	6,020	36.90	1.49	$27,760
2	Retail Salespersons in Ohio	4,850	29.71	1.19	$29,480
3	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Ohio	4,580	28.08	1.01	$31,850
4	General and Operations Managers in Ohio	4,510	27.68	1.23	$82,720
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Ohio	3,920	24.03	1.32	$34,500
6	Registered Nurses in Ohio	3,830	23.49	1.08	$79,610
7	Cashiers in Ohio	3,810	23.36	1.18	$28,890
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Ohio	3,420	20.98	1.11	$38,900
9	Waiters and Waitresses in Ohio	2,690	16.50	1.13	$36,210
10	Customer Service Representatives in Ohio	2,590	15.88	0.95	$44,430
11	Office Clerks, General in Ohio	2,570	15.75	0.99	$42,090
12	Nursing Assistants in Ohio	2,360	14.48	1.55	$37,840
13	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Ohio	2,270	13.92	1.05	$57,580
14	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Ohio	2,260	13.89	1.54	$45,510
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Ohio	2,010	12.31	1.25	$51,000
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Ohio	2,000	12.29	0.86	$35,310
17	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Ohio	1,730	10.62	1.35	$36,320
18	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Ohio	1,630	9.98	1.46	$77,690
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Ohio	1,610	9.86	2.37	$60,280
20	Cooks, Restaurant in Ohio	1,570	9.60	1.06	$35,600

Most concentrated occupations in Canton-Massillon, 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	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	11.57	170	1.04	$67,070
2	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	5.70	100	0.62	$55,080
2	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.70	1,010	6.22	$47,180
4	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.98	350	2.14	$67,210
5	Telemarketers	4.49	280	1.69	$29,240
6	Occupational Therapy Assistants	3.91	210	1.29	$64,250
7	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	3.33	1,320	8.12	$37,350
8	Physical Therapist Assistants	2.78	330	2.01	$63,820
9	Labor Relations Specialists	2.69	180	1.12	$77,810
9	Brickmasons and Blockmasons	2.69	150	0.91	$76,250

Occupation groups in Canton-Massillon, OH

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$98,400	$112,890	10,420	63.92	0.89
Architecture and Engineering	$84,380	$89,300	2,490	15.27	0.91
Legal	$81,830	$105,350	820	5.01	0.60
Computer and Mathematical	$80,560	$89,190	2,000	12.29	0.36
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$78,840	$96,450	12,150	74.50	1.18
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$74,150	$80,190	810	4.98	0.53
Business and Financial Operations	$68,820	$75,590	6,930	42.46	0.63
Construction and Extraction	$60,600	$62,670	5,940	36.44	0.88
Educational Instruction and Library	$60,420	$62,500	9,590	58.81	1.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$57,880	$58,360	7,130	43.72	1.12
Community and Social Service	$49,700	$54,580	2,730	16.72	0.97
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$47,380	$53,830	1,520	9.33	0.71
Production	$46,210	$48,900	15,530	95.24	1.73
Protective Service	$44,630	$48,740	2,820	17.27	0.71
Office and Administrative Support	$44,470	$46,840	17,090	104.76	0.92
Transportation and Material Moving	$39,290	$42,860	15,670	96.08	1.09
Healthcare Support	$35,760	$38,050	9,400	57.66	1.13
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$35,630	$36,940	4,540	27.84	0.95
Sales and Related	$34,340	$44,080	15,100	92.58	1.07
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$34,210	$39,060	220	1.33	0.47
Personal Care and Service	$29,450	$34,590	2,930	17.96	0.86
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,110	$33,700	17,260	105.84	1.20

Every occupation in Ohio, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 381 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 Canton-Massillon, OH estimates (area 15940).

*: 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 Canton-Massillon, 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.