Registered Nurses
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metropolitan area. Estimated employment 11,640.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of registered nurses in Dayton earn more.
$82,510 in Dayton buys what $89,000 buys across the country as a whole.
Dayton's regional price parity is 92.7 — well below the national average — the nominal figure understates local buying power considerably. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Ohio
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Dayton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | $83,940 | $89,400 | 93.9 | +0.4% |
| Columbus | $83,900 | $87,900 | 95.5 | −1.3% |
| Cincinnati | $83,650 | $87,700 | 95.4 | −1.5% |
| Dayton This page | $82,510 | $89,000 | 92.7 | — |
| Lima | $81,440 | $90,800 | 89.7 | +2.0% |
| Sandusky | $81,310 | $91,100 | 89.3 | +2.3% |
| Mansfield | $81,300 | $91,500 | 88.9 | +2.8% |
| Toledo | $81,050 | $88,600 | 91.5 | −0.4% |
Price parity and difference against Dayton are in the full table on wider screens.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Employment
- 11,640 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses. Mapped to our taxonomy as registered-nurses.
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