Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH

Each occupation's median wage in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH · vs. national

1Operations Research Analysts$122,570
Bachelor's degree
$66,580 – $174,300+37.8%
2Financial Specialists, All Other$110,740
Bachelor's degree
$74,300 – $145,950+36.5%
3Emergency Medicine Physicians$454,760
Doctoral or professional degree
$63,880 – $550,390+35.5%
4Logisticians$105,060
Bachelor's degree
$59,950 – $145,500+27.6%
5Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$80,360
Bachelor's degree
$48,310 – $96,350+25.6%
6Business Operations Specialists, All Other$102,660
Bachelor's degree
$57,220 – $148,600+23.6%
7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$81,630
Bachelor's degree
$61,110 – $100,890+23.2%
8Buyers and Purchasing Agents$94,520
Bachelor's degree
$52,120 – $142,480+21.6%
9Materials Engineers$137,290
Bachelor's degree
$81,200 – $183,850+21.6%
10Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$75,920
Bachelor's degree
$42,020 – $92,820+21.1%
11Psychologists, All Other$133,850
Master's degree
$102,230 – $171,450+20.8%
12Highway Maintenance Workers$59,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,500 – $78,490+19.0%
13Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$120,220
Bachelor's degree
$67,600 – $161,470+18.9%
14Physicians, All Other$315,380
Doctoral or professional degree
$62,820 – $472,310+18.6%
15Sheet Metal Workers$72,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,970 – $85,700+17.0%
16Physical Scientists, All Other$142,080
Bachelor's degree
$96,600 – $181,040+15.9%
17Engineers, All Other$142,080
Bachelor's degree
$92,890 – $190,840+15.6%
18Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$74,420
Bachelor's degree
$47,840 – $95,730+15.6%
19Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$75,240
Bachelor's degree
$47,540 – $100,610+15.5%
20Teachers and Instructors, All Other$76,150
Bachelor's degree
$45,780 – $124,400+15.1%
21Special Education Teachers, Middle School$76,600
Bachelor's degree
$47,570 – $97,050+14.7%
22Chemists$104,510
Bachelor's degree
$62,120 – $164,050+14.5%
23Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$67,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,700 – $67,420+14.2%
24Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$84,550
Associate's degree
$34,920 – $100,980+13.8%
25Information and Record Clerks, All Other$55,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,620 – $67,350+13.0%
26Food Processing Workers, All Other$44,760
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $45,210+12.8%
27Construction Laborers$53,000
No formal educational credential
$37,070 – $78,480+12.5%
28Public Safety Telecommunicators$59,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,420 – $74,600+12.3%
29Machine Feeders and Offbearers$46,000
No formal educational credential
$37,760 – $58,340+11.6%
30Credit Counselors$58,090
Bachelor's degree
$44,560 – $61,330+11.2%
31Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$62,580
No formal educational credential
$43,740 – $78,760+9.8%
32Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,970
Bachelor's degree
$49,200 – $99,860+9.6%
33Glaziers$62,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,800 – $74,670+9.5%
34Education Administrators, All Other$104,100
Bachelor's degree
$61,310 – $195,190+9.3%
35Opticians, Dispensing$51,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,790 – $65,560+8.0%
36School Psychologists$103,450
Master's degree
$69,350 – $129,820+7.8%
37Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$64,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,270 – $97,770+7.0%
38Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$54,370
Bachelor's degree
$25,180 – $71,820+6.8%
39Construction and Building Inspectors$79,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,630 – $102,670+6.7%
40Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$79,140
Bachelor's degree
$53,580 – $99,580+6.6%
41Dentists, General$181,990
Doctoral or professional degree
$79,750 – $319,280+6.5%
42Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,530 – $58,770+6.4%
43Interpreters and Translators$64,010
Bachelor's degree
$46,970 – $93,820+6.4%
44Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$61,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,440 – $74,970+6.0%
45Procurement Clerks$53,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $67,390+5.9%
46Data Entry Keyers$43,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,960 – $59,270+5.2%
47Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$49,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,770 – $60,190+5.1%
48Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$71,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,030 – $100,610+5.1%
49Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$61,420
No formal educational credential
$42,330 – $70,940+4.2%
50Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$62,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,840 – $76,630+4.0%

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

#	Occupation	MedianDayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$122,570	$66,580 – $174,300	+37.8%
2	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$110,740	$74,300 – $145,950	+36.5%
3	Emergency Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$454,760	$63,880 – $550,390	+35.5%
4	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$105,060	$59,950 – $145,500	+27.6%
5	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$80,360	$48,310 – $96,350	+25.6%
6	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$102,660	$57,220 – $148,600	+23.6%
7	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$81,630	$61,110 – $100,890	+23.2%
8	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$94,520	$52,120 – $142,480	+21.6%
9	Materials EngineersBachelor's degree	$137,290	$81,200 – $183,850	+21.6%
10	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree	$75,920	$42,020 – $92,820	+21.1%
11	Psychologists, All OtherMaster's degree	$133,850	$102,230 – $171,450	+20.8%
12	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,810	$41,500 – $78,490	+19.0%
13	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$120,220	$67,600 – $161,470	+18.9%
14	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$315,380	$62,820 – $472,310	+18.6%
15	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,330	$44,970 – $85,700	+17.0%
16	Physical Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$142,080	$96,600 – $181,040	+15.9%
17	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$142,080	$92,890 – $190,840	+15.6%
18	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$74,420	$47,840 – $95,730	+15.6%
19	Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary SchoolBachelor's degree	$75,240	$47,540 – $100,610	+15.5%
20	Teachers and Instructors, All OtherBachelor's degree	$76,150	$45,780 – $124,400	+15.1%
21	Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolBachelor's degree	$76,600	$47,570 – $97,050	+14.7%
22	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$104,510	$62,120 – $164,050	+14.5%
23	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,420	$41,700 – $67,420	+14.2%
24	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,550	$34,920 – $100,980	+13.8%
25	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,950	$44,620 – $67,350	+13.0%
26	Food Processing Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$44,760	$31,200 – $45,210	+12.8%
27	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$53,000	$37,070 – $78,480	+12.5%
28	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,550	$39,420 – $74,600	+12.3%
29	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$46,000	$37,760 – $58,340	+11.6%
30	Credit CounselorsBachelor's degree	$58,090	$44,560 – $61,330	+11.2%
31	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$62,580	$43,740 – $78,760	+9.8%
32	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$78,970	$49,200 – $99,860	+9.6%
33	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,490	$45,800 – $74,670	+9.5%
34	Education Administrators, All OtherBachelor's degree	$104,100	$61,310 – $195,190	+9.3%
35	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,030	$35,790 – $65,560	+8.0%
36	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$103,450	$69,350 – $129,820	+7.8%
37	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,050	$47,270 – $97,770	+7.0%
38	Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$54,370	$25,180 – $71,820	+6.8%
39	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,730	$51,630 – $102,670	+6.7%
40	Special Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$79,140	$53,580 – $99,580	+6.6%
41	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$181,990	$79,750 – $319,280	+6.5%
42	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,790	$37,530 – $58,770	+6.4%
43	Interpreters and TranslatorsBachelor's degree	$64,010	$46,970 – $93,820	+6.4%
44	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,530	$46,440 – $74,970	+6.0%
45	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,540	$39,520 – $67,390	+5.9%
46	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,500	$27,960 – $59,270	+5.2%
47	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,050	$38,770 – $60,190	+5.1%
48	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool ProgrammersPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,600	$49,030 – $100,610	+5.1%
49	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$61,420	$42,330 – $70,940	+4.2%
50	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,500	$46,840 – $76,630	+4.0%

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