Youngstown-Warren, OH

Across all occupations in the Youngstown-Warren, OH metropolitan area, the median wage is $43,800 a year ($21.06 an hour) and the mean $54,140, May 2025. That median is −14% against the US median of $50,980 and −11% against Ohio's $49,380. BLS counts 160,160 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is family medicine physicians; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

All occupations: Youngstown-Warren, OH vs Ohio and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Youngstown-Warren, OH area, Ohio and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Youngstown-Warren, OH	Hourly	$12.99	$15.83	$21.06	$29.98	$43.25	$26.03	160,160
Youngstown-Warren, OH	Annual	$27,020	$32,920	$43,800	$62,360	$89,960	$54,140	160,160
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.

364 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$278,330	$133.81	**
2	Physicians, All Other	$265,000	$127.40	510
3	Dentists, General	$168,820	$81.16	40
4	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$163,590	$78.65	110
5	Pharmacists	$139,410	$67.03	360
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$139,240	$66.94	110
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Ohio	$125,760	$60.46	170
8	Physician Assistants	$124,610	$59.91	150
9	Purchasing Managers	$124,310	$59.77	50
10	Sales Managers in Ohio	$122,110	$58.71	500
11	Nurse Practitioners	$120,970	$58.16	400
12	Financial Managers in Ohio	$119,240	$57.33	500
13	Marketing Managers	$114,560	$55.08	130
14	Chief Executives	$109,730	$52.75	150
15	Human Resources Managers	$108,770	$52.29	140
16	Software Developers in Ohio	$107,990	$51.92	260
17	Computer Network Architects	$107,570	$51.72	50
18	Veterinarians	$106,770	$51.33	100
19	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$106,170	$51.04	80
20	Materials Engineers	$105,400	$50.68	30

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 Youngstown-Warren, OH

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Ohio	6,460	40.36	1.63	$26,950
2	Retail Salespersons in Ohio	4,870	30.42	1.21	$29,080
3	General and Operations Managers in Ohio	4,480	27.95	1.24	$80,050
4	Cashiers in Ohio	4,290	26.81	1.35	$28,140
5	Registered Nurses in Ohio	4,090	25.55	1.18	$78,680
6	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Ohio	4,040	25.24	1.33	$41,540
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in Ohio	3,890	24.28	1.33	$33,520
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Ohio	3,840	24.00	0.87	$31,330
9	Office Clerks, General in Ohio	2,780	17.37	1.10	$40,110
10	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Ohio	2,740	17.11	1.29	$56,810
11	Waiters and Waitresses in Ohio	2,580	16.14	1.11	$33,910
12	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Ohio	2,380	14.84	1.04	$33,930
13	Nursing Assistants in Ohio	2,360	14.75	1.58	$37,050
14	Customer Service Representatives in Ohio	2,140	13.35	0.80	$37,970
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Ohio	2,000	12.48	1.27	$48,770
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Ohio	1,780	11.13	1.25	$72,560
16	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Ohio	1,780	11.14	1.22	$29,940
18	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Ohio	1,750	10.95	1.39	$35,360
19	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Ohio	1,680	10.51	0.96	$41,580
20	Cooks, Restaurant in Ohio	1,600	9.96	1.10	$32,150

Most concentrated occupations in Youngstown-Warren, 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	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	10.51	180	1.13	$56,550
2	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	6.62	100	0.61	$40,560
3	Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	6.02	160	0.98	$50,910
4	Bailiffs	5.67	100	0.63	$45,400
5	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	5.15	1,310	8.18	$47,410
6	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.60	290	1.80	$40,460
7	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.38	300	1.89	$45,030
8	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4.10	720	4.52	$41,440
9	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	4.05	110	0.69	$35,920
10	Funeral Attendants	3.51	110	0.70	$35,150

Occupation groups in Youngstown-Warren, OH

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$90,030	$105,490	9,890	61.76	0.86
Architecture and Engineering	$82,430	$87,800	1,730	10.82	0.64
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$76,180	$91,970	12,240	76.43	1.21
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$75,610	$78,810	610	3.82	0.40
Legal	$74,420	$103,740	720	4.50	0.54
Computer and Mathematical	$73,570	$81,310	1,430	8.95	0.26
Business and Financial Operations	$68,800	$76,580	6,000	37.48	0.55
Construction and Extraction	$58,430	$60,460	6,160	38.49	0.93
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$56,330	$57,220	6,530	40.80	1.04
Educational Instruction and Library	$55,940	$58,040	9,850	61.48	1.05
Protective Service	$48,090	$49,690	4,680	29.24	1.20
Community and Social Service	$47,360	$53,050	3,400	21.23	1.24
Production	$45,890	$46,840	13,380	83.53	1.52
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$45,360	$53,420	1,310	8.18	0.62
Office and Administrative Support	$42,770	$44,920	16,520	103.17	0.90
Transportation and Material Moving	$38,370	$42,100	16,840	105.12	1.20
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$38,260	$38,520	130	0.80	0.29
Healthcare Support	$35,580	$37,370	8,770	54.73	1.08
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$34,090	$35,570	4,770	29.78	1.02
Sales and Related	$32,900	$41,520	14,760	92.17	1.07
Personal Care and Service	$30,650	$35,190	2,830	17.68	0.84
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$28,080	$31,660	17,600	109.87	1.25

Every occupation in Ohio, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 364 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH estimates (area 49660).

*: 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 Youngstown-Warren, 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.