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Ohio engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Ohio, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$104,334

Ohio

Top earners

$153,086

Higher end

vs national

-13% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

6

in this state

Engineers in Ohio earn a blended median of $104,334 per year, -13% vs national, with top earners near $153,086. That blends 13 engineering occupations across 112,900 published jobs in Ohio. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Ohio

Published wage data for each discipline in Ohio. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Ohio

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Top-paying

Dayton

$111,723

-7% vs national

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Columbus

$108,461

-10% vs national

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Cincinnati

$108,404

-10% vs national

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Cleveland

$101,925

-15% vs national

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Lima

$99,372

-17% vs national

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Sandusky

$98,795

-18% vs national

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Toledo

$97,269

-19% vs national

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Akron

$97,099

-19% vs national

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Canton

$91,881

-24% vs national

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Youngstown

$90,381

-25% vs national

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Mansfield

$88,313

-27% vs national

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Springfield

$86,478

-28% vs national

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More cities in Ohio

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What affects engineering pay in Ohio

  • ▹Local market. Ohio pay runs -13% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Ohio; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Ohio — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Ohio?
Engineers in Ohio earn a blended median of $104,334 per year — 13% below the national average — across 13 engineering occupations and 112,900 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Ohio?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Ohio, at $159,940 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Ohio a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Ohio runs 13% below the national average, across 112,900 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Ohio pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Dayton ($111,723), Columbus ($108,461), and Cincinnati ($108,404), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 13 engineering occupations in Ohio, weighted by local employment (112,900 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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