Lima, OH

Across all occupations in the Lima, OH metropolitan area, the median wage is $47,170 a year ($22.68 an hour) and the mean $59,080, May 2025. That median is −7% against the US median of $50,980 and −4% against Ohio's $49,380. BLS counts 49,950 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is family medicine physicians; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

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

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Lima, OH area, Ohio and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Lima, OH	Hourly	$13.45	$17.08	$22.68	$34.91	$46.80	$28.41	49,950
Lima, OH	Annual	$27,970	$35,530	$47,170	$72,610	$97,350	$59,080	49,950
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.

216 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 Lima, OH

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$223,700	$107.55	40
2	Physicians, All Other	$208,000	$100.00	220
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,770	$73.45	50
4	Chief Executives	$150,740	$72.47	30
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Ohio	$140,030	$67.32	70
6	Pharmacists	$137,460	$66.09	140
7	Financial Managers in Ohio	$125,380	$60.28	150
8	Physician Assistants	$125,100	$60.15	110
9	Marketing Managers	$122,260	$58.78	60
10	Managers, All Other in Ohio	$121,000	$58.18	30
11	Nurse Practitioners	$120,350	$57.86	210
12	Industrial Production Managers	$117,990	$56.73	150
13	Human Resources Managers	$115,800	$55.68	50
14	Software Developers in Ohio	$114,600	$55.10	140
15	Purchasing Managers	$114,430	$55.02	40
16	Sales Managers in Ohio	$114,100	$54.86	160
17	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,690	$50.81	260
18	Industrial Engineers	$105,140	$50.55	310
19	Mechanical Engineers	$99,290	$47.74	50
20	Civil Engineers	$98,990	$47.59	90

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 Lima, OH

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Ohio	1,830	36.62	1.48	$27,320
2	Registered Nurses in Ohio	1,630	32.63	1.50	$81,440
3	Retail Salespersons in Ohio	1,490	29.75	1.19	$28,900
4	General and Operations Managers in Ohio	1,210	24.22	1.08	$80,720
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Ohio	1,120	22.45	1.23	$35,920
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Ohio	960	19.13	1.01	$37,050
7	Cashiers in Ohio	940	18.82	0.95	$28,230
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Ohio	830	16.65	1.17	$35,390
9	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Ohio	810	16.16	0.58	$31,980
10	Office Clerks, General in Ohio	730	14.58	0.92	$41,410
11	Nursing Assistants in Ohio	690	13.79	1.48	$37,360
11	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Ohio	690	13.88	1.54	$43,970
13	Waiters and Waitresses in Ohio	680	13.65	0.93	$36,720
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Ohio	660	13.17	0.99	$58,140
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Ohio	620	12.34	1.25	$57,180
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Ohio	540	10.78	1.21	$75,830
17	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Ohio	510	10.19	1.30	$35,900
17	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	510	10.14	4.16	$37,430
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Ohio	500	10.08	2.42	$62,080
19	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	500	9.97	2.59	$57,990

Most concentrated occupations in Lima, 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	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	5.77	180	3.52	$43,920
2	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.43	220	4.35	*
3	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	4.16	510	10.14	$37,430
4	Chemists	3.61	100	1.92	$72,570
5	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	3.54	470	9.47	$85,790
6	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	2.96	160	3.23	$46,240
7	Correctional Officers and Jailers	2.72	330	6.67	$59,240
8	Industrial Engineers	2.64	310	6.22	$105,140
9	Production Workers, All Other	2.60	210	4.20	$34,350
10	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	2.59	500	9.97	$57,990

Occupation groups in Lima, OH

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Architecture and Engineering	$98,980	$99,770	790	15.82	0.94
Management	$96,630	$109,220	3,040	60.87	0.85
Computer and Mathematical	$82,430	$91,510	560	11.26	0.33
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$79,560	$99,360	4,530	90.71	1.44
Legal	$72,350	$88,850	160	3.11	0.37
Business and Financial Operations	$71,650	$77,010	1,920	38.46	0.57
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$65,910	$73,770	500	9.94	1.05
Construction and Extraction	$60,710	$67,300	1,640	32.93	0.80
Educational Instruction and Library	$59,530	$62,120	2,800	56.04	0.96
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$59,280	$61,160	2,250	45.14	1.15
Protective Service	$58,370	$56,040	1,040	20.79	0.86
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$50,210	$45,980	50	0.92	0.33
Community and Social Service	$50,020	$54,470	1,000	20.03	1.17
Production	$48,320	$55,610	6,170	123.61	2.24
Office and Administrative Support	$44,230	$46,450	4,990	99.81	0.87
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$44,060	$50,910	450	9.05	0.69
Transportation and Material Moving	$38,710	$43,090	4,630	92.75	1.05
Healthcare Support	$37,220	$39,440	2,390	47.85	0.94
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$35,170	$36,220	1,460	29.14	1.00
Sales and Related	$34,230	$43,300	4,030	80.65	0.93
Personal Care and Service	$29,880	$35,990	710	14.13	0.68
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$28,800	$32,770	4,850	97.01	1.10

Every occupation in Ohio, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 216 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 Lima, OH estimates (area 30620).

*: 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 Lima, 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.