High paying business and finance jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN run 4.6% below the national average (2024), so a Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN salary is worth about 1.05× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Employed

1Management Analysts$97,360
Bachelor's degree
$62,410 – $142,1504,710
2Project Management Specialists$95,380
Bachelor's degree
$58,950 – $159,4907,080
3Labor Relations Specialists$95,350
Bachelor's degree
$32,340 – $107,690580
4Financial Risk Specialists$93,470
Bachelor's degree
$60,730 – $159,310430
5Financial and Investment Analysts$86,040
Bachelor's degree
$51,820 – $161,6102,670
6Insurance Underwriters$82,110
Bachelor's degree
$52,080 – $128,3201,690
7Accountants and Auditors$80,640
Bachelor's degree
$57,740 – $132,68010,050
8Personal Financial Advisors$80,540
Bachelor's degree
$45,220 – $307,9402,510
9Logisticians$79,990
Bachelor's degree
$50,460 – $130,4701,960
10Financial Specialists, All Other$79,580
Bachelor's degree
$47,700 – $132,070570
11Compliance Officers$79,310
Bachelor's degree
$49,000 – $130,2802,440
12Cost Estimators$79,130
Bachelor's degree
$50,800 – $126,2301,630
13Financial Examiners$78,310
Bachelor's degree
$51,030 – $135,570630
14Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,980 – $104,4201,830
15Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,610
Bachelor's degree
$49,320 – $128,8605,140
16Credit Analysts$77,500
Bachelor's degree
$43,580 – $150,030640
17Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$77,200
Bachelor's degree
$48,200 – $104,230630
18Buyers and Purchasing Agents$77,070
Bachelor's degree
$49,210 – $124,4104,240
19Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,750
Bachelor's degree
$44,970 – $134,2707,080
20Loan Officers$75,300
Bachelor's degree
$42,290 – $130,6702,060
21Human Resources Specialists$73,010
Bachelor's degree
$45,910 – $121,7507,110
22Training and Development Specialists$68,390
Bachelor's degree
$33,610 – $106,7303,440
23Fundraisers$66,360
Bachelor's degree
$41,300 – $109,830870
24Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$60,690
Bachelor's degree
$43,410 – $95,3701,150
25Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$51,480
Bachelor's degree
$35,850 – $80,920960

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianCincinnati, OH-KY-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$97,360	$62,410 – $142,150	4,710
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,380	$58,950 – $159,490	7,080
3	Labor Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$95,350	$32,340 – $107,690	580
4	Financial Risk SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$93,470	$60,730 – $159,310	430
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$86,040	$51,820 – $161,610	2,670
6	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$82,110	$52,080 – $128,320	1,690
7	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$80,640	$57,740 – $132,680	10,050
8	Personal Financial AdvisorsBachelor's degree	$80,540	$45,220 – $307,940	2,510
9	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$79,990	$50,460 – $130,470	1,960
10	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,580	$47,700 – $132,070	570
11	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$79,310	$49,000 – $130,280	2,440
12	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$79,130	$50,800 – $126,230	1,630
13	Financial ExaminersBachelor's degree	$78,310	$51,030 – $135,570	630
14	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,640	$48,980 – $104,420	1,830
15	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$77,610	$49,320 – $128,860	5,140
16	Credit AnalystsBachelor's degree	$77,500	$43,580 – $150,030	640
17	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,200	$48,200 – $104,230	630
18	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$77,070	$49,210 – $124,410	4,240
19	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$75,750	$44,970 – $134,270	7,080
20	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$75,300	$42,290 – $130,670	2,060
21	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$73,010	$45,910 – $121,750	7,110
22	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$68,390	$33,610 – $106,730	3,440
23	FundraisersBachelor's degree	$66,360	$41,300 – $109,830	870
24	Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue AgentsBachelor's degree	$60,690	$43,410 – $95,370	1,150
25	Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersBachelor's degree	$51,480	$35,850 – $80,920	960

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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