Cleveland, OH

Across all occupations in the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area, the median wage is $50,140 a year ($24.11 an hour) and the mean $66,310, May 2025. That median is −2% against the US median of $50,980 and +2% against Ohio's $49,380. BLS counts 1,031,130 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is neurologists; the largest is general and operations managers.

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

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Cleveland, OH area, Ohio and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Cleveland, OH	Hourly	$14.21	$17.90	$24.11	$37.98	$52.13	$31.88	1,031,130
Cleveland, OH	Annual	$29,550	$37,240	$50,140	$78,990	$108,420	$66,310	1,031,130
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.

617 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 Cleveland, OH

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Neurologists	$383,420	$184.34	**
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$324,340	$155.93	210
3	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$323,480	$155.52	100
4	Orthodontists	$318,070	$152.92	**
5	Psychiatrists	$271,790	$130.67	120
6	Physicians, All Other	$248,400	$119.42	6,610
7	Physicists	$239,360	$115.08	240
8	Nurse Anesthetists	$231,830	$111.46	390
9	Pediatricians, General	$217,970	$104.80	650
10	Chief Executives	$199,350	$95.84	980
11	Commercial Pilots	$166,520	*	600
12	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$163,500	$78.61	110
13	Financial Managers in Ohio	$157,900	$75.91	6,300
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Ohio	$156,410	$75.20	4,430
15	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$155,460	$74.74	1,610
16	Dentists, General	$154,800	$74.42	470
17	Medical Dosimetrists	$150,900	$72.55	**
18	Sales Managers in Ohio	$143,870	$69.17	4,560
19	Aerospace Engineers	$143,020	$68.76	460
20	Pharmacists	$140,690	$67.64	2,860

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 Cleveland, OH

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	General and Operations Managers in Ohio	29,510	28.62	1.27	$97,750
2	Registered Nurses in Ohio	28,240	27.38	1.26	$83,940
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Ohio	28,010	27.17	1.10	$28,750
4	Retail Salespersons in Ohio	24,650	23.90	0.95	$31,000
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Ohio	22,660	21.98	1.21	$36,290
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Ohio	19,400	18.82	0.68	$34,520
7	Cashiers in Ohio	18,720	18.15	0.91	$29,130
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Ohio	17,090	16.57	0.87	$38,680
9	Customer Service Representatives in Ohio	15,900	15.42	0.92	$46,040
10	Office Clerks, General in Ohio	15,700	15.23	0.96	$44,790
11	Waiters and Waitresses in Ohio	14,120	13.69	0.94	$36,260
12	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Ohio	13,700	13.29	1.47	$44,630
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Ohio	13,380	12.98	0.91	$36,230
14	Nursing Assistants in Ohio	13,060	12.67	1.36	$39,010
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Ohio	12,860	12.47	1.27	$51,930
16	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Ohio	11,970	11.61	0.88	$58,970
17	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Ohio	11,420	11.07	1.39	$76,020
18	Accountants and Auditors in Ohio	10,740	10.42	1.12	$80,000
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Ohio	10,450	10.14	0.92	$46,120
20	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Ohio	9,460	9.18	1.17	$37,700

Most concentrated occupations in Cleveland, 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	Pourers and Casters, Metal	4.87	150	0.14	$63,040
2	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	4.65	520	0.50	$65,660
3	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	4.25	4,770	4.63	$48,670
4	Special Education Teachers, Middle School	3.95	2,490	2.42	$79,890
5	Foundry Mold and Coremakers	3.85	330	0.32	$49,040
6	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.65	1,620	1.58	$45,440
7	Tool and Die Makers	3.40	1,280	1.24	$64,070
8	Audiologists	3.26	300	0.29	$80,640
9	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.12	350	0.34	$51,340
10	Bailiffs	3.05	350	0.34	$53,540

Occupation groups in Cleveland, OH

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$107,210	$129,720	78,650	76.27	1.07
Computer and Mathematical	$99,970	$100,620	29,160	28.28	0.84
Legal	$95,200	$120,610	9,830	9.54	1.14
Architecture and Engineering	$94,820	$97,320	16,390	15.90	0.94
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$82,250	$108,880	84,080	81.54	1.29
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$78,800	$86,980	7,320	7.10	0.75
Business and Financial Operations	$78,120	$84,940	64,690	62.73	0.93
Construction and Extraction	$62,760	$66,900	32,590	31.61	0.76
Educational Instruction and Library	$61,720	$66,110	54,080	52.45	0.90
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,240	$61,580	39,850	38.65	0.99
Community and Social Service	$57,450	$58,540	17,170	16.65	0.97
Protective Service	$56,300	$58,660	26,300	25.50	1.05
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$54,660	$65,690	11,870	11.51	0.87
Production	$47,460	$51,180	82,950	80.44	1.46
Office and Administrative Support	$47,300	$50,170	117,740	114.18	1.00
Transportation and Material Moving	$42,360	$46,920	88,040	85.38	0.97
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$38,260	$41,370	570	0.55	0.20
Healthcare Support	$37,850	$40,540	46,260	44.86	0.88
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$37,070	$39,030	28,520	27.66	0.95
Sales and Related	$36,770	$51,940	84,450	81.90	0.95
Personal Care and Service	$33,290	$37,690	20,080	19.48	0.93
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$31,320	$35,260	90,560	87.83	1.00

Every occupation in Ohio, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 617 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 Cleveland, OH estimates (area 17410).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment 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 Cleveland, 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.