Dayton

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metropolitan area. 22 published occupation pages; regional price parity 92.7 (US = 100).

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · 22 occupations

Table 1 — By occupation

What Dayton pays

Median annual pay for every published occupation in the metro, exactly as released.

Occupation	Median	Employment
Software Developers	$106,910	3,910
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$102,660	4,370
General and Operations Managers	$98,030	10,180
Registered Nurses	$82,510	11,640
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$80,360	3,430
Accountants and Auditors	$79,030	2,640
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$67,880	3,290
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$59,490	4,660
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,310	3,640
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,120	3,440
Customer Service Representatives	$44,970	4,880
Office Clerks, General	$42,840	5,980
Nursing Assistants	$41,670	4,970
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,280	6,510
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,750	8,770
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$36,680	3,820
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,600	4,700
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,910	5,040
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,700	2,960
Retail Salespersons	$30,360	9,170
Cashiers	$28,750	7,300
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,680	11,860

Sources

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.

Medians are reported exactly as released. We take no payment for how any figure is presented.