High paying office and admin jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$70,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,800 – $102,6001,830
2First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740 – $101,8509,420
3Public Safety Telecommunicators$62,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,920 – $70,300650
4Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0402,140
5Postal Service Clerks$61,570
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030400
6Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,770 – $86,7803,120
7Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,890
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,2801,180
8Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$57,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,310 – $76,3701,030
9Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$54,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,190 – $71,9602,050
10Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,000 – $71,8601,550
11Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,670 – $83,1601,020
12Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,800
Associate's degree
$37,400 – $67,510610
13Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$50,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,290 – $70,860530
14Procurement Clerks$49,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,800 – $63,010390
15Loan Interviewers and Clerks$49,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,390 – $66,0701,390
16Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,590
Some college, no degree
$36,620 – $70,9809,050
17Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,040 – $67,640520
18Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,640 – $68,8801,630
19Bill and Account Collectors$48,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,170 – $63,9701,050
20Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,860 – $69,7909,670
21Billing and Posting Clerks$47,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,370 – $61,2103,550
22Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,550 – $76,850860
23Financial Clerks, All Other$47,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,580 – $57,370510
24Customer Service Representatives$46,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,600 – $64,41019,410
25Order Clerks$46,350
Some college, no degree
$36,400 – $65,070780
26Cargo and Freight Agents$46,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,200 – $78,2301,530
27Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,140 – $60,5507,140
28Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$45,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,490 – $78,3001,610
29Tellers$45,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540 – $48,4403,170
30Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$45,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,320 – $60,6807,650
31Office Clerks, General$44,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,980 – $64,57016,750
32Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$44,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,180 – $72,130440
33Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,080 – $56,1701,580
34Data Entry Keyers$40,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,430 – $55,600950
35Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$39,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,800 – $47,840530
36Library Assistants, Clerical$37,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,350 – $49,6901,200
37Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,750 – $46,6405,560
38Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$33,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,560 – $38,4701,440

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	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,980	$47,800 – $102,600	1,830
2	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,880	$46,740 – $101,850	9,420
3	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,260	$40,920 – $70,300	650
4	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	2,140
5	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,570	$42,600 – $75,030	400
6	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,650	$40,770 – $86,780	3,120
7	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,890	$45,530 – $75,280	1,180
8	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,540	$40,310 – $76,370	1,030
9	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,900	$45,190 – $71,960	2,050
10	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,020	$42,000 – $71,860	1,550
11	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,900	$36,670 – $83,160	1,020
12	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$50,800	$37,400 – $67,510	610
13	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,610	$36,290 – $70,860	530
14	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,960	$41,800 – $63,010	390
15	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,760	$39,390 – $66,070	1,390
16	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$49,590	$36,620 – $70,980	9,050
17	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,000	$40,040 – $67,640	520
18	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,490	$34,640 – $68,880	1,630
19	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,320	$37,170 – $63,970	1,050
20	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,850	$34,860 – $69,790	9,670
21	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,630	$37,370 – $61,210	3,550
22	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,610	$37,550 – $76,850	860
23	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,510	$39,580 – $57,370	510
24	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,470	$31,600 – $64,410	19,410
25	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$46,350	$36,400 – $65,070	780
26	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,190	$39,200 – $78,230	1,530
27	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,180	$37,140 – $60,550	7,140
28	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,950	$34,490 – $78,300	1,610
29	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,920	$37,540 – $48,440	3,170
30	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,110	$35,320 – $60,680	7,650
31	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,640	$28,980 – $64,570	16,750
32	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,240	$28,180 – $72,130	440
33	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,170	$37,080 – $56,170	1,580
34	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,820	$29,430 – $55,600	950
35	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal ServiceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,580	$29,800 – $47,840	530
36	Library Assistants, ClericalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,200	$24,350 – $49,690	1,200
37	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,250	$24,750 – $46,640	5,560
38	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,130	$26,560 – $38,470	1,440

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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