Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Toledo, OH

Each occupation's median wage in Toledo, 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 Toledo, OH pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Toledo, OH run 8.5% below the national average (2024), so a Toledo, OH salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Toledo, OH · vs. national

1Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$75,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,750 – $75,770+41.1%
2Sheet Metal Workers$83,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,640 – $95,880+34.7%
3Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$72,850
No formal educational credential
$45,140 – $73,540+29.0%
4General Internal Medicine Physicians$330,220
Doctoral or professional degree
$215,090 – $586,750+28.7%
5Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$54,390
Bachelor's degree
$29,090 – $95,940+26.8%
6Millwrights$83,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,540 – $92,110+26.8%
7Brickmasons and Blockmasons$76,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,530 – $83,730+23.7%
8Dentists, General$205,920
Doctoral or professional degree
$120,180 – $295,320+20.5%
9Tire Repairers and Changers$45,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,110 – $56,670+19.6%
10Structural Iron and Steel Workers$74,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,490 – $78,160+19.0%
11Electricians$74,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080 – $102,000+18.2%
12Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$77,380
Bachelor's degree
$49,250 – $98,470+16.8%
13Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,130
Bachelor's degree
$43,000 – $96,840+16.7%
14File Clerks$50,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,440 – $62,000+16.6%
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,780 – $77,640+15.3%
16Highway Maintenance Workers$57,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,770 – $71,500+14.7%
17Physicians, All Other$302,450
Doctoral or professional degree
$66,170 – $532,800+13.7%
18Food Batchmakers$47,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,170 – $66,150+12.1%
19Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$51,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,800 – $51,250+12.0%
20Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$49,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,620 – $71,300+11.4%
21Machine Feeders and Offbearers$45,880
No formal educational credential
$34,310 – $58,160+11.3%
22Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$107,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,850 – $107,530+11.2%
23Public Safety Telecommunicators$58,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,890 – $68,800+11.0%
24Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$47,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,350 – $64,740+11.0%
25Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$62,200
No formal educational credential
$44,730 – $81,300+9.1%
26Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$49,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $57,510+9.0%
27Industrial Machinery Mechanics$70,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,280 – $92,630+8.8%
28Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$77,930
Bachelor's degree
$47,460 – $100,450+8.2%
29Construction Laborers$50,720
No formal educational credential
$36,690 – $79,360+7.6%
30Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$64,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,950 – $97,580+7.6%
31Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$70,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,430 – $88,160+7.4%
32Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$38,160
No formal educational credential
$25,830 – $43,820+7.0%
33Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$62,920
No formal educational credential
$47,200 – $73,400+6.8%
34Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,090
Associate's degree
$48,410 – $96,400+6.4%
35Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$61,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,200 – $68,460+6.3%
36Postal Service Mail Carriers$64,250
No formal educational credential
$44,160 – $81,040+6.1%
37Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$50,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,590 – $60,520+6.1%
38Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,640
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $48,530+6.0%
39Machinists$62,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,280 – $80,170+5.9%
40Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$84,320
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,740 – $132,040+5.5%
41Mechanical Door Repairers$58,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,840 – $63,080+5.3%
42Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$71,330
Associate's degree
$37,570 – $71,330+4.9%
43Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$66,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,530 – $103,520+4.9%
44Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$60,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,650 – $75,400+4.8%
45Opticians, Dispensing$49,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,410 – $73,520+4.5%
46Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$58,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,500 – $65,920+4.5%
47Logisticians$85,700
Bachelor's degree
$53,240 – $131,320+4.1%
48Roofers$57,700
No formal educational credential
$39,390 – $74,850+4.1%
49First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$97,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,350 – $123,600+4.1%
50Tool and Die Makers$66,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,200 – $91,640+4.0%

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

#	Occupation	MedianToledo, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Engine and Other Machine AssemblersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,770	$75,750 – $75,770	+41.1%
2	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,240	$45,640 – $95,880	+34.7%
3	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard TilesNo formal educational credential	$72,850	$45,140 – $73,540	+29.0%
4	General Internal Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$330,220	$215,090 – $586,750	+28.7%
5	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$54,390	$29,090 – $95,940	+26.8%
6	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,280	$57,540 – $92,110	+26.8%
7	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,870	$48,530 – $83,730	+23.7%
8	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$205,920	$120,180 – $295,320	+20.5%
9	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,090	$34,110 – $56,670	+19.6%
10	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,710	$56,490 – $78,160	+19.0%
11	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,710	$46,080 – $102,000	+18.2%
12	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$77,380	$49,250 – $98,470	+16.8%
13	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$75,130	$43,000 – $96,840	+16.7%
14	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,840	$36,440 – $62,000	+16.6%
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,170	$36,780 – $77,640	+15.3%
16	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,670	$37,770 – $71,500	+14.7%
17	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$302,450	$66,170 – $532,800	+13.7%
18	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,390	$30,170 – $66,150	+12.1%
19	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,250	$38,800 – $51,250	+12.0%
20	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,740	$37,620 – $71,300	+11.4%
21	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$45,880	$34,310 – $58,160	+11.3%
22	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,520	$81,850 – $107,530	+11.2%
23	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,900	$43,890 – $68,800	+11.0%
24	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,970	$35,350 – $64,740	+11.0%
25	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$62,200	$44,730 – $81,300	+9.1%
26	Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and FinishersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,960	$36,960 – $57,510	+9.0%
27	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,230	$49,280 – $92,630	+8.8%
28	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree	$77,930	$47,460 – $100,450	+8.2%
29	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$50,720	$36,690 – $79,360	+7.6%
30	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,380	$45,950 – $97,580	+7.6%
31	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,340	$51,430 – $88,160	+7.4%
32	Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseNo formal educational credential	$38,160	$25,830 – $43,820	+7.0%
33	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$62,920	$47,200 – $73,400	+6.8%
34	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,090	$48,410 – $96,400	+6.4%
35	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface MiningHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,070	$49,200 – $68,460	+6.3%
36	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$64,250	$44,160 – $81,040	+6.1%
37	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,960	$37,590 – $60,520	+6.1%
38	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$42,640	$31,200 – $48,530	+6.0%
39	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,190	$37,280 – $80,170	+5.9%
40	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$84,320	$49,740 – $132,040	+5.5%
41	Mechanical Door RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,670	$44,840 – $63,080	+5.3%
42	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$71,330	$37,570 – $71,330	+4.9%
43	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,920	$46,530 – $103,520	+4.9%
44	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,830	$48,650 – $75,400	+4.8%
45	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,370	$35,410 – $73,520	+4.5%
46	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,060	$33,500 – $65,920	+4.5%
47	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$85,700	$53,240 – $131,320	+4.1%
48	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$57,700	$39,390 – $74,850	+4.1%
49	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$97,350	$62,350 – $123,600	+4.1%
50	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,630	$46,200 – $91,640	+4.0%

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