Sandusky, OH

Across all occupations in the Sandusky, OH metropolitan area, the median wage is $44,970 a year ($21.62 an hour) and the mean $54,760, May 2025. That median is −12% against the US median of $50,980 and −9% against Ohio's $49,380. BLS counts 50,100 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

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

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Sandusky, OH area, Ohio and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Sandusky, OH	Hourly	$13.30	$16.14	$21.62	$30.74	$44.94	$26.33	50,100
Sandusky, OH	Annual	$27,660	$33,570	$44,970	$63,940	$93,470	$54,760	50,100
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.

208 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 Sandusky, OH

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$209,150	$100.56	90
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,370	$71.81	60
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Ohio	$135,940	$65.36	50
4	Pharmacists	$131,630	$63.28	90
5	Financial Managers in Ohio	$127,100	$61.11	150
6	Human Resources Managers	$122,930	$59.10	50
7	Nurse Practitioners	$121,230	$58.29	90
8	Chief Executives	$120,030	$57.71	30
9	Managers, All Other in Ohio	$119,250	$57.33	60
10	Sales Managers in Ohio	$118,950	$57.19	130
11	Industrial Production Managers	$110,110	$52.94	160
12	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$109,300	$52.55	60
13	Software Developers in Ohio	$108,250	$52.05	90
14	Physical Therapists	$102,210	$49.14	50
15	Marketing Managers	$101,700	$48.90	50
16	Lawyers in Ohio	$101,270	$48.69	130
17	Civil Engineers	$101,060	$48.59	30
18	Electrical Engineers	$100,900	$48.51	60
19	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,900	$48.03	150
20	Construction Managers	$99,520	$47.85	100

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 Sandusky, OH

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Ohio	2,070	41.32	1.67	$27,590
2	Cashiers in Ohio	1,690	33.70	1.70	$28,530
3	Retail Salespersons in Ohio	1,510	30.24	1.21	$31,000
4	Waiters and Waitresses in Ohio	1,400	28.03	1.92	$34,610
5	General and Operations Managers in Ohio	1,380	27.61	1.23	$81,790
6	Stockers and Order Fillers in Ohio	960	19.08	1.05	$35,290
7	Registered Nurses in Ohio	940	18.78	0.86	$81,310
8	Cooks, Restaurant in Ohio	910	18.08	1.99	$35,250
9	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Ohio	860	17.08	1.89	$45,720
10	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Ohio	850	16.92	0.61	$35,480
11	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Ohio	820	16.29	1.66	$49,290
12	Office Clerks, General in Ohio	790	15.71	0.99	$41,760
13	Bartenders in Ohio	710	14.22	2.92	$30,130
13	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	710	14.13	5.52	$29,620
15	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Ohio	680	13.57	2.45	$31,090
16	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Ohio	670	13.46	1.71	$37,790
17	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Ohio	650	13.06	0.69	$39,760
18	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Ohio	600	11.90	0.84	$36,190
19	Nursing Assistants in Ohio	560	11.28	1.21	$37,910
20	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Ohio	550	11.01	1.61	$77,160

Most concentrated occupations in Sandusky, 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	Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	16.68	120	2.49	$56,670
2	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	5.52	710	14.13	$29,620
3	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	5.45	300	5.94	$61,360
4	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	5.38	120	2.32	$56,670
5	Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	3.78	120	2.48	$33,870
6	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3.70	200	4.08	$54,770
7	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	3.23	110	2.14	$46,150
8	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	3.15	160	3.20	$29,280
9	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	3.00	250	5.04	$30,720
10	Bartenders in Ohio	2.92	710	14.22	$30,130

Occupation groups in Sandusky, OH

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Architecture and Engineering	$94,120	$94,890	740	14.67	0.87
Management	$94,030	$106,400	3,150	62.94	0.88
Legal	$84,280	$103,630	220	4.41	0.52
Computer and Mathematical	$83,810	$91,900	430	8.66	0.26
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$82,410	$88,710	310	6.25	0.66
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$75,910	$89,440	2,740	54.70	0.87
Business and Financial Operations	$69,620	$76,330	1,730	34.56	0.51
Construction and Extraction	$62,150	$64,300	1,750	34.85	0.84
Educational Instruction and Library	$60,470	$63,100	2,950	58.88	1.01
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$56,890	$57,840	2,470	49.22	1.26
Protective Service	$51,390	$56,530	1,360	27.11	1.12
Community and Social Service	$48,530	$55,930	570	11.43	0.67
Production	$47,180	$52,420	4,760	95.00	1.72
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$43,950	$45,290	70	1.45	0.52
Office and Administrative Support	$43,840	$46,070	4,910	97.99	0.86
Transportation and Material Moving	$39,940	$44,290	3,650	72.79	0.83
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$39,520	$48,240	460	9.15	0.69
Healthcare Support	$37,250	$39,660	1,940	38.73	0.76
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$35,320	$36,580	1,910	38.20	1.31
Sales and Related	$33,570	$40,820	4,760	95.06	1.10
Personal Care and Service	$31,030	$34,070	1,600	31.90	1.52
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$29,720	$34,450	7,620	152.07	1.73

Every occupation in Ohio, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 208 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 Sandusky, OH estimates (area 41780).

*: 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 Sandusky, 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.