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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 100 largest places in Ohio, Cincinnati has the highest average pay in its county ($76,924), followed by Forest Park and White Oak. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 100 places in Ohio that we cover, the median is $62,871 and the average $64,485; the figure runs from $76,924 (Cincinnati) to $48,877 (Ashland). That is a spread of 1.6 times between the two ends.
The first five are Cincinnati, Forest Park, White Oak, Norwood, Cleveland. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | County average annual pay ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | Hamilton County | $76,924 | 311,224 | $52,909 | $1,001 |
| 2 | Forest Park | Hamilton County | $76,924 | 20,025 | $75,956 | $1,306 |
| 3 | White Oak (unincorporated) | Hamilton County | $76,924 | 19,216 | $70,341 | $1,091 |
| 4 | Norwood | Hamilton County | $76,924 | 19,114 | $71,611 | $981 |
| 5 | Cleveland | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 366,097 | $40,801 | $945 |
| 6 | Parma | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 79,870 | $69,295 | $1,087 |
| 7 | Lakewood | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 50,007 | $68,954 | $1,070 |
| 8 | Euclid | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 48,823 | $50,285 | $1,025 |
| 9 | Strongsville | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 45,983 | $103,253 | $1,302 |
| 10 | Cleveland Heights | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 44,497 | $72,826 | $1,216 |
| 11 | Westlake | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 34,104 | $112,200 | $1,570 |
| 12 | North Olmsted | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 31,924 | $84,363 | $1,141 |
| 13 | North Royalton | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 30,972 | $83,670 | $1,116 |
| 14 | Garfield Heights | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 29,269 | $54,593 | $1,129 |
| 15 | Shaker Heights | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 28,922 | $104,073 | $1,168 |
| 16 | Solon | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 23,943 | $139,089 | $1,626 |
| 17 | Maple Heights | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 23,258 | $53,414 | $1,338 |
| 18 | South Euclid | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 21,534 | $81,297 | $1,367 |
| 19 | Rocky River | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 21,490 | $94,026 | $1,175 |
| 20 | Parma Heights | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 20,581 | $61,009 | $1,111 |
| 21 | Mayfield Heights | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 20,022 | $66,524 | $1,128 |
| 22 | Broadview Heights | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 19,771 | $103,125 | $1,083 |
| 23 | Brook Park | Cuyahoga County | $75,134 | 18,284 | $71,332 | $1,122 |
| 24 | Marysville | Union County | $74,039 | 27,518 | $92,619 | $1,223 |
| 25 | Columbus | Franklin County | $73,180 | 914,802 | $66,082 | $1,295 |
| 26 | Dublin | Franklin County | $73,180 | 49,294 | $160,296 | $1,686 |
| 27 | Grove City | Franklin County | $73,180 | 42,517 | $93,161 | $1,331 |
| 28 | Reynoldsburg | Franklin County | $73,180 | 41,224 | $72,972 | $1,259 |
| 29 | Westerville | Franklin County | $73,180 | 38,645 | $109,404 | $1,364 |
| 30 | Hilliard | Franklin County | $73,180 | 38,033 | $128,189 | $1,632 |
| 31 | Upper Arlington | Franklin County | $73,180 | 36,293 | $155,167 | $1,588 |
| 32 | Gahanna | Franklin County | $73,180 | 35,486 | $109,061 | $1,466 |
| 33 | Whitehall | Franklin County | $73,180 | 20,019 | $51,759 | $1,145 |
| 34 | Beavercreek | Greene County | $72,302 | 47,126 | $110,088 | $1,457 |
| 35 | Fairborn | Greene County | $72,302 | 34,534 | $61,751 | $977 |
| 36 | Xenia | Greene County | $72,302 | 25,689 | $56,029 | $931 |
| 37 | Delaware | Delaware County | $72,243 | 44,589 | $99,786 | $1,286 |
| 38 | Mason | Warren County | $69,570 | 35,509 | $125,401 | $1,760 |
| 39 | Lebanon | Warren County | $69,570 | 21,501 | $83,685 | $1,090 |
| 40 | Springboro | Warren County | $69,570 | 19,980 | $119,659 | $1,203 |
| 41 | Findlay | Hancock County | $65,463 | 40,287 | $61,423 | $975 |
| 42 | Hamilton | Butler County | $64,277 | 63,468 | $55,166 | $1,007 |
| 43 | Middletown | Butler County | $64,277 | 51,617 | $57,102 | $1,007 |
| 44 | Fairfield | Butler County | $64,277 | 44,828 | $77,937 | $1,242 |
| 45 | Oxford | Butler County | $64,277 | 21,753 | $40,764 | $997 |
| 46 | Akron | Summit County | $62,871 | 189,247 | $48,076 | $955 |
| 47 | Cuyahoga Falls | Summit County | $62,871 | 50,909 | $72,705 | $1,038 |
| 48 | Stow | Summit County | $62,871 | 34,240 | $93,727 | $1,212 |
| 49 | Green | Summit County | $62,871 | 27,393 | $95,047 | $1,228 |
| 50 | Barberton | Summit County | $62,871 | 24,844 | $52,267 | $848 |
| 51 | Hudson | Summit County | $62,871 | 23,039 | $171,427 | $2,344 |
| 52 | Twinsburg | Summit County | $62,871 | 19,410 | $99,144 | $1,356 |
| 53 | Tallmadge | Summit County | $62,871 | 18,335 | $89,410 | $1,067 |
| 54 | Toledo | Lucas County | $62,231 | 267,463 | $49,724 | $901 |
| 55 | Oregon | Lucas County | $62,231 | 19,799 | $82,197 | $900 |
| 56 | Sylvania | Lucas County | $62,231 | 19,055 | $100,189 | $1,072 |
| 57 | Sidney | Shelby County | $62,089 | 20,501 | $60,668 | $869 |
| 58 | Dayton | Montgomery County | $61,439 | 136,579 | $45,247 | $918 |
| 59 | Kettering | Montgomery County | $61,439 | 57,206 | $74,681 | $1,051 |
| 60 | Huber Heights | Montgomery County | $61,439 | 43,455 | $79,131 | $1,258 |
| 61 | Centerville | Montgomery County | $61,439 | 25,205 | $85,492 | $1,270 |
| 62 | Riverside | Montgomery County | $61,439 | 24,435 | $61,352 | $1,050 |
| 63 | Trotwood | Montgomery County | $61,439 | 23,041 | $50,113 | $1,031 |
| 64 | Miamisburg | Montgomery County | $61,439 | 19,948 | $82,900 | $1,132 |
| 65 | Mentor | Lake County | $59,040 | 47,171 | $88,949 | $1,239 |
| 66 | Willoughby | Lake County | $59,040 | 24,046 | $71,309 | $1,171 |
| 67 | Painesville | Lake County | $59,040 | 20,548 | $51,516 | $1,036 |
| 68 | Lima | Allen County | $58,790 | 35,010 | $46,240 | $903 |
| 69 | Brunswick | Medina County | $58,076 | 35,246 | $90,663 | $1,157 |
| 70 | Medina | Medina County | $58,076 | 25,950 | $77,385 | $1,077 |
| 71 | Wadsworth | Medina County | $58,076 | 24,492 | $79,490 | $1,067 |
| 72 | Newark | Licking County | $58,066 | 50,783 | $61,670 | $973 |
| 73 | Chillicothe | Ross County | $58,036 | 21,902 | $54,086 | $887 |
| 74 | Kent | Portage County | $57,670 | 27,116 | $42,964 | $991 |
| 75 | Wooster | Wayne County | $57,609 | 26,971 | $66,898 | $918 |
| 76 | Bowling Green | Wood County | $56,557 | 29,983 | $45,154 | $897 |
| 77 | Perrysburg | Wood County | $56,557 | 25,181 | $111,643 | $1,198 |
| 78 | Lorain | Lorain County | $55,721 | 65,395 | $48,685 | $887 |
| 79 | Elyria | Lorain County | $55,721 | 53,035 | $54,945 | $906 |
| 80 | North Ridgeville | Lorain County | $55,721 | 36,627 | $96,698 | $1,116 |
| 81 | Avon Lake | Lorain County | $55,721 | 25,752 | $115,567 | $1,537 |
| 82 | Avon | Lorain County | $55,721 | 25,317 | $135,915 | $1,796 |
| 83 | Troy | Miami County | $55,221 | 26,842 | $68,830 | $1,003 |
| 84 | Piqua | Miami County | $55,221 | 20,646 | $67,796 | $922 |
| 85 | Canton | Stark County | $54,631 | 69,755 | $43,188 | $850 |
| 86 | Massillon | Stark County | $54,631 | 32,338 | $56,446 | $862 |
| 87 | Alliance | Stark County | $54,631 | 21,478 | $56,106 | $836 |
| 88 | Marion | Marion County | $54,522 | 35,669 | $47,951 | $856 |
| 89 | Lancaster | Fairfield County | $52,628 | 41,249 | $59,133 | $1,083 |
| 90 | Pickerington | Fairfield County | $52,628 | 24,477 | $111,833 | $1,605 |
| 91 | Zanesville | Muskingum County | $52,271 | 24,740 | $43,280 | $821 |
| 92 | Springfield | Clark County | $52,055 | 58,190 | $47,143 | $851 |
| 93 | Warren | Trumbull County | $51,810 | 38,912 | $37,887 | $766 |
| 94 | Niles | Trumbull County | $51,810 | 18,287 | $50,953 | $798 |
| 95 | Youngstown | Mahoning County | $51,623 | 59,331 | $34,408 | $728 |
| 96 | Austintown (unincorporated) | Mahoning County | $51,623 | 30,164 | $52,978 | $788 |
| 97 | Mansfield | Richland County | $50,804 | 47,663 | $44,540 | $814 |
| 98 | Athens | Athens County | $50,117 | 23,396 | $38,204 | $1,011 |
| 99 | Sandusky | Erie County | $49,985 | 24,606 | $50,139 | $905 |
| 100 | Ashland | Ashland County | $48,877 | 18,911 | $60,029 | $893 |
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