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Sandusky salaries

The median worker in the Sandusky, OH metro area earned $43,820 a year in 2024, about $21.07 an hour. That ranks #298 of the 391 metro areas published here, 11.5% below the national median.

Ohio

Median pay $43,820 $21.07 per hour
Vs national -11.5% U.S. $49,500
Workers 49,240 wage and salary
Metro rank #298 of 391 by median pay

What this labour market looks like

Sandusky pays 8.8% less than Ohio as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.

Unusually concentrated here

Occupations against their national share, 2024
Occupation Concentration Employed Median
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 4.52× 540 $31,100
Bartenders 3.11× 740 $29,230
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2.7× 740 $30,940
Cooks, Restaurant 1.99× 920 $34,070
Waiters and Waitresses 1.9× 1,400 $33,740
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 1.75× 530 $36,370
Fast Food and Counter Workers 1.7× 2,050 $27,480
Cashiers 1.7× 1,710 $27,850
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1.64× 560 $74,810
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1.63× 620 $37,440
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1.5× 530 $42,050
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1.47× 720 $47,470

Best paid occupations

Highest median pay in Sandusky
Occupation Median Hourly Employed
Industrial Engineers $92,990 $44.71 210
Registered Nurses $83,060 $39.93 920
General and Operations Managers $76,820 $36.93 1,260
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $74,810 n/a 560
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $74,240 $35.69 340
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $72,980 $35.09 200
Accountants and Auditors $72,500 $34.86 210
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $71,990 $34.61 210
Industrial Machinery Mechanics $71,210 $34.24 200
Electricians $71,020 $34.14 300
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $70,200 $33.75 300
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $66,400 $31.92 340
Human Resources Specialists $61,520 $29.58 200
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $60,750 $29.21 390
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $58,430 $28.09 580
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $57,970 $27.87 290
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $56,340 $27.09 240
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $52,490 $25.24 220
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $50,950 $24.50 290
Construction Laborers $50,280 $24.17 280
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $49,450 $23.78 230
Firefighters $48,480 $23.31 270
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $47,470 $22.82 720
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $45,750 $22.00 660
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $45,540 $21.89 290
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $45,300 $21.78 380
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $44,620 $21.45 440
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers $44,000 $21.15 420
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $43,430 $20.88 260
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $42,050 $20.21 530
Security Guards $40,640 $19.54 280
Office Clerks, General $40,390 $19.42 790
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $39,370 $18.93 510
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $37,440 $18.00 620
Nursing Assistants $37,290 $17.93 550
Customer Service Representatives $36,970 $17.77 530
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,370 $17.49 530
Stockers and Order Fillers $35,820 $17.22 890
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $35,710 $17.17 240
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $34,940 $16.80 680
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $34,840 n/a 460
Cooks, Restaurant $34,070 $16.38 920
Waiters and Waitresses $33,740 $16.22 1,400
Receptionists and Information Clerks $33,460 $16.09 320
Home Health and Personal Care Aides $33,160 $15.94 690
Food Preparation Workers $31,720 $15.25 290
Amusement and Recreation Attendants $31,100 $14.95 540
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $30,940 $14.88 740
Retail Salespersons $29,970 $14.41 1,450
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $29,750 $14.30 260
Bartenders $29,230 $14.05 740
Dishwashers $28,540 $13.72 230
Recreation Workers $28,440 $13.67 250
Cashiers $27,850 $13.39 1,710
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $27,580 $13.26 230
Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,480 $13.21 2,050
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $26,580 $12.78 250

Where most people work

Largest occupations in Sandusky by employment
Occupation Employed Median Hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers 2,050 $27,480 $13.21
Cashiers 1,710 $27,850 $13.39
Retail Salespersons 1,450 $29,970 $14.41
Waiters and Waitresses 1,400 $33,740 $16.22
General and Operations Managers 1,260 $76,820 $36.93
Registered Nurses 920 $83,060 $39.93
Cooks, Restaurant 920 $34,070 $16.38
Stockers and Order Fillers 890 $35,820 $17.22
Office Clerks, General 790 $40,390 $19.42
Bartenders 740 $29,230 $14.05
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 740 $30,940 $14.88
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 720 $47,470 $22.82
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 690 $33,160 $15.94
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 680 $34,940 $16.80
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 660 $45,750 $22.00
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 620 $37,440 $18.00
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 580 $58,430 $28.09
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 560 $74,810 n/a
Nursing Assistants 550 $37,290 $17.93
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 540 $31,100 $14.95

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.

Other Ohio metro areas

Sandusky pay: common questions

What is the average salary in Sandusky?

The median across all occupations is $43,820, or $21.07 an hour, covering 49,240 wage and salary workers. The mean is $53,430, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.

Does Sandusky pay more than the rest of Ohio?

No. The metro median of $43,820 is 8.8% below the Ohio median of $48,060. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.

Which jobs pay best in Sandusky?

Industrial Engineers ($92,990), Registered Nurses ($83,060), General and Operations Managers ($76,820). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.

What is Sandusky unusually full of?

Amusement and Recreation Attendants, at 4.52× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.