Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH

Across all occupations in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metropolitan area, the median wage is $49,980 a year ($24.03 an hour) and the mean $65,730, May 2025. That median is −2% against the US median of $50,980 and +1% against Ohio's $49,380. BLS counts 372,660 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is anesthesiologists; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH vs Ohio and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH area, Ohio and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	Hourly	$13.98	$17.70	$24.03	$38.11	$56.35	$31.60	372,660
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	Annual	$29,070	$36,810	$49,980	$79,270	$117,210	$65,730	372,660
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.

516 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Anesthesiologists	$455,300	$218.90	**
2	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$454,760	$218.64	200
3	Physicians, All Other	$315,380	$151.63	1,740
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$242,420	$116.55	150
5	Family Medicine Physicians	$222,190	$106.82	180
6	Chief Executives	$210,670	$101.28	200
7	Pediatricians, General	$209,790	$100.86	40
8	Dentists, General	$181,990	$87.50	180
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$163,700	$78.70	660
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Ohio	$160,040	$76.94	1,110
11	Physicists	$151,050	$72.62	130
12	Engineers, All Other	$142,080	$68.31	1,650
12	Physical Scientists, All Other	$142,080	$68.31	120
14	Optometrists	$139,000	$66.83	70
15	Physician Assistants	$138,400	$66.54	510
16	Managers, All Other in Ohio	$137,780	$66.24	570
17	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$137,300	$66.01	160
18	Materials Engineers	$137,290	$66.01	260
19	Financial Managers in Ohio	$137,140	$65.94	1,290
20	Pharmacists	$136,110	$65.44	830

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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Ohio	11,860	31.81	1.28	$27,680
2	Registered Nurses in Ohio	11,640	31.24	1.44	$82,510
3	General and Operations Managers in Ohio	10,180	27.32	1.21	$98,030
4	Retail Salespersons in Ohio	9,170	24.62	0.98	$30,360
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Ohio	8,770	23.54	1.29	$36,750
6	Cashiers in Ohio	7,300	19.58	0.99	$28,750
7	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Ohio	7,070	18.96	0.68	$34,980
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Ohio	6,510	17.46	0.92	$40,280
9	Office Clerks, General in Ohio	5,980	16.05	1.01	$42,840
10	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Ohio	5,770	15.49	1.71	$39,940
11	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Ohio	5,040	13.54	0.95	$35,910
12	Nursing Assistants in Ohio	4,970	13.33	1.43	$41,670
13	Customer Service Representatives in Ohio	4,880	13.09	0.78	$44,970
14	Waiters and Waitresses in Ohio	4,700	12.61	0.86	$36,600
15	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Ohio	4,660	12.51	0.94	$59,490
16	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Ohio	4,370	11.74	1.68	$102,660
17	Software Developers in Ohio	3,910	10.48	0.97	$106,910
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Ohio	3,820	10.24	1.30	$36,680
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Ohio	3,670	9.85	1.00	$50,710
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Ohio	3,640	9.78	0.89	$46,310

Most concentrated occupations in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, 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	Aerospace Engineers	8.60	1,400	3.74	$129,410
2	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	7.70	680	1.84	$120,220
3	Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	6.12	170	0.44	$78,590
4	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.20	2,110	5.67	$48,150
5	Materials Engineers	4.85	260	0.71	$137,290
6	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4.50	1,040	2.80	$135,000
7	Engineers, All Other	4.48	1,650	4.43	$142,080
8	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.76	290	0.78	$46,790
9	Dermatologists	3.61	100	0.26	*
10	Financial Specialists, All Other	3.28	1,040	2.79	$110,740

Occupation groups in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$103,590	$121,560	25,840	69.34	0.97
Architecture and Engineering	$102,570	$111,090	11,570	31.04	1.84
Computer and Mathematical	$99,690	$102,780	12,820	34.41	1.02
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$99,690	$101,560	3,230	8.68	0.92
Business and Financial Operations	$85,980	$92,710	25,860	69.39	1.02
Legal	$83,240	$109,280	1,810	4.85	0.58
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$80,500	$100,820	31,490	84.51	1.34
Construction and Extraction	$61,460	$64,740	10,380	27.85	0.67
Educational Instruction and Library	$61,110	$64,760	23,490	63.03	1.08
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$59,620	$60,840	12,830	34.44	0.88
Community and Social Service	$56,810	$59,010	6,420	17.23	1.00
Protective Service	$55,720	$58,690	7,020	18.84	0.78
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$53,410	$62,210	4,090	10.98	0.83
Office and Administrative Support	$46,160	$48,680	38,020	102.01	0.89
Production	$45,890	$48,390	27,730	74.42	1.35
Transportation and Material Moving	$42,850	$48,090	33,780	90.65	1.03
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$38,360	$41,480	200	0.52	0.19
Healthcare Support	$37,620	$40,660	17,500	46.97	0.92
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,670	$38,480	10,100	27.10	0.93
Sales and Related	$35,540	$46,900	28,720	77.07	0.89
Personal Care and Service	$31,050	$36,520	6,330	16.99	0.81
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,930	$33,820	33,420	89.69	1.02

Every occupation in Ohio, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 516 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH estimates (area 19430).

*: 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, 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.