Ohio was 53.5% below the U.S. median for Actors. It ranked 20 of 21 state areas with a published hourly median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Ohio was 92.8, or 7.2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 73.
National-price-dollar proxy
$14.56
WageScope divides the published Actors median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 27-2011 and BLS area 39.
Questions, answered
Actors pay in Ohio: common questions
What is the median wage for Actors in Ohio?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $13.51 per hour for Actors in Ohio. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Actors pay higher in Ohio than nationally?
Ohio's published median was 53.5% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Ohio?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 92.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Actors jobs does BLS estimate in Ohio?
BLS published an employment estimate of 170 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Actors median in Ohio at $13.51 per hour. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 27-2011 and BLS area 39.
BLS lists 170 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $21.20 per hour. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Ohio's Actors median is 53.5% below the U.S. Actors median of $29.05 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 27-2011 and area 39. SOC 27-2011 names Actors. Area 39 names Ohio. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 27-2011/39 row reports 170 wage and salary jobs, 0.03 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.08 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 27-2011/39, the hourly median is $13.51 per hour, while the matching mean is $21.20 per hour. The row is hourly only. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
27-2011/39 suppression marks: annualMean: not available, annualMedian: not available, annualP10: not available, annualP25: not available, annualP75: not available, annualP90: not available.
Area 39 reports 5,550,180 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $64,390. Its annual median is $49,380. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.2%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 27-2011 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Ohio runs from $29,210 at the 10th percentile to $106,800 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,820. The median is $49,380. The 75th percentile is $77,570. This is a place check, not a pay range for Actors.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 39. They do not show related skills or a path into Actors.
1. Area 39, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 163,560 jobs, $28,430 annual median, 29.47 jobs per 1,000, and 1.19 location quotient.
2. Area 39, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 153,160 jobs, $97,700 annual median, 27.6 jobs per 1,000, and 1.22 location quotient.
3. Area 39, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 143,730 jobs, $82,510 annual median, 25.9 jobs per 1,000, and 1.19 location quotient.
4. Area 39, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 137,370 jobs, $30,800 annual median, 24.75 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Ohio wage ladder for Actors
The 10th percentile is $11.06 per hour. The 25th percentile is $11.23 per hour. The median is $13.51 per hour. The 75th percentile is $24.87 per hour. The 90th percentile is $31.57 per hour.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $11.23 per hour to $24.87 per hour. The 10th-to-90th span is $20.51. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Ohio has a hourly median of $13.51 per hour. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $29.05 per hour. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Ohio. Ohio is 53.5% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Ohio ranks 20 of 21 among states and territories with a published hourly median for Actors. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 20 of 21 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
17. Kentucky has a Actors median of $18.85 per hour, 90 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.13.
18. North Carolina has a Actors median of $18.83 per hour, 730 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.42.
19. Illinois has a Actors median of $15.00 per hour, 1,060 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.49.
21. Nevada has a Actors median of $12.76 per hour, 790 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.45.
Where Actors medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 27-2011, the same hourly median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Maryland has the highest published median in this set, at $36.98 per hour. Ohio sits at $13.51 per hour.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Actors is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Maryland has a Actors median of $36.98 per hour, or $23.47 above Ohio. BLS lists 520 jobs there, compared with 170 in Ohio. The location quotient is 0.53.
2. Oregon has a Actors median of $29.81 per hour, or $16.30 above Ohio. BLS lists 470 jobs there, compared with 170 in Ohio. The location quotient is 0.68.
3. New York has a Actors median of $28.44 per hour, or $14.93 above Ohio. BLS lists 6,630 jobs there, compared with 170 in Ohio. The location quotient is 1.94.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Actors jobs
New York has the largest published state job estimate for Actors in this same-source set, at 6,630 jobs. Ohio has 170. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York has 6,630 estimated Actors jobs, a gap of 6,460 jobs from Ohio. Its median is $28.44 per hour, or $14.93 above Ohio. Its location quotient is 1.94.
2. Florida has 6,400 estimated Actors jobs, a gap of 6,230 jobs from Ohio. Its median is $19.11 per hour, or $5.60 above Ohio. Its location quotient is 1.82.
3. Texas has 2,160 estimated Actors jobs, a gap of 1,990 jobs from Ohio. Its median is $25.86 per hour, or $12.35 above Ohio. Its location quotient is 0.43.
Local-share leaders
Where Actors takes the largest share of local jobs
New York has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 1.94. Ohio has 0.08. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Actors is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. New York has a location quotient of 1.94, a gap of 1.86 from Ohio. BLS lists 6,630 Actors jobs and a median of $28.44 per hour, or $14.93 above Ohio.
2. Florida has a location quotient of 1.82, a gap of 1.74 from Ohio. BLS lists 6,400 Actors jobs and a median of $19.11 per hour, or $5.60 above Ohio.
3. Nevada has a location quotient of 1.45, a gap of 1.37 from Ohio. BLS lists 790 Actors jobs and a median of $12.76 per hour, or $0.75 below Ohio.
4. Georgia has a location quotient of 0.88, a gap of 0.80 from Ohio. BLS lists 1,520 Actors jobs and a median of $19.75 per hour, or $6.24 above Ohio.
Job scale and share
How common Actors is in Ohio
BLS lists 170 Actors jobs in Ohio. It also lists 0.03 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.08. A value of 1 means Actors has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Ohio is $49,380 per year. The Actors median is $13.51 per hour. Actors is 43.1% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Ohio. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Actors. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Ohio median of $28,430 per year. BLS lists 163,560 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
2. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Ohio median of $29,260 per year. BLS lists 103,020 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
3. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Ohio median of $30,800 per year. BLS lists 137,370 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Ohio median of $34,460 per year. BLS lists 106,940 jobs and a location quotient of 0.7.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Ohio
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Ohio table, at 163,560 jobs. Actors has 170 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 5,550,180. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Actors's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 163,560 jobs in Ohio, a gap of 163,390 from Actors. Its median is $13.67 per hour, or $0.16 above Actors. Its location quotient is 1.19.
2. General and Operations Managers has 153,160 jobs in Ohio, a gap of 152,990 from Actors. Its median is $46.97 per hour, or $33.46 above Actors. Its location quotient is 1.22.
3. Registered Nurses has 143,730 jobs in Ohio, a gap of 143,560 from Actors. Its median is $39.67 per hour, or $26.16 above Actors. Its location quotient is 1.19.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Ohio
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Ohio role table, at $114,090 per year. Actors has $13.51 per hour. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $49,380 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $54.85 per hour in Ohio, or $41.34 above Actors. BLS lists 44,790 jobs, compared with 170 for Actors. Its location quotient is 0.74.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $46.97 per hour in Ohio, or $33.46 above Actors. BLS lists 153,160 jobs, compared with 170 for Actors. Its location quotient is 1.22.
3. Registered Nurses has a median of $39.67 per hour in Ohio, or $26.16 above Actors. BLS lists 143,730 jobs, compared with 170 for Actors. Its location quotient is 1.19.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Ohio
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has the highest location quotient in the bounded Ohio role table, at 1.86. Actors has 0.08. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Actors with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.86 in Ohio, a gap of 1.78 from Actors. BLS lists 93,480 jobs and a median of $21.98 per hour, or $8.47 above Actors.
2. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 1.72 in Ohio, a gap of 1.64 from Actors. BLS lists 39,900 jobs and a median of $29.78 per hour, or $16.27 above Actors.
3. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators has a location quotient of 1.53 in Ohio, a gap of 1.45 from Actors. BLS lists 42,360 jobs and a median of $22.33 per hour, or $8.82 above Actors.
Price-level view
What $13.51 may mean after the Ohio price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Ohio is 92.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 7.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $13.51 Actors median by 92.8 divided by 100. The result is $14.56 in national-price dollars per hour. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 73.0. Goods are 93.7. Utilities are 95.8. Other services are 98.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Actors row is 28.6%. The mean-wage RSE is 18.3%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 170 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $21.20 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Actors. It uses a Ohio place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $13.51 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 170 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.08 is not a growth score. Rank 20 of 21 is not a place score. The 92.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 27-2011 in BLS area 39. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 39, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 129,760 jobs, $37,130 annual median, 23.38 jobs per 1,000, and 1.28 location quotient.
6. Area 39, SOC 53-7062, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand: 108,830 jobs, $39,460 annual median, 19.61 jobs per 1,000, and 1.03 location quotient.
4. Connecticut has a Actors median of $27.91 per hour, or $14.40 above Ohio. BLS lists 180 jobs there, compared with 170 in Ohio. The location quotient is 0.3.
5. Texas has a Actors median of $25.86 per hour, or $12.35 above Ohio. BLS lists 2,160 jobs there, compared with 170 in Ohio. The location quotient is 0.43.
6. Alabama has a Actors median of $24.71 per hour, or $11.20 above Ohio. BLS lists 150 jobs there, compared with 170 in Ohio. The location quotient is 0.2.
7. New Jersey has a Actors median of $24.29 per hour, or $10.78 above Ohio. BLS lists 470 jobs there, compared with 170 in Ohio. The location quotient is 0.31.
8. Mississippi has a Actors median of $23.71 per hour, or $10.20 above Ohio. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 170 in Ohio. The location quotient is 0.18.
4. Georgia has 1,520 estimated Actors jobs, a gap of 1,350 jobs from Ohio. Its median is $19.75 per hour, or $6.24 above Ohio. Its location quotient is 0.88.
5. Illinois has 1,060 estimated Actors jobs, a gap of 890 jobs from Ohio. Its median is $15.00 per hour, or $1.49 above Ohio. Its location quotient is 0.49.
6. Pennsylvania has 890 estimated Actors jobs, a gap of 720 jobs from Ohio. Its median is $22.15 per hour, or $8.64 above Ohio. Its location quotient is 0.41.
7. Nevada has 790 estimated Actors jobs, a gap of 620 jobs from Ohio. Its median is $12.76 per hour, or $0.75 below Ohio. Its location quotient is 1.45.
8. North Carolina has 730 estimated Actors jobs, a gap of 560 jobs from Ohio. Its median is $18.83 per hour, or $5.32 above Ohio. Its location quotient is 0.42.
5. Oregon has a location quotient of 0.68, a gap of 0.60 from Ohio. BLS lists 470 Actors jobs and a median of $29.81 per hour, or $16.30 above Ohio.
6. Maryland has a location quotient of 0.53, a gap of 0.45 from Ohio. BLS lists 520 Actors jobs and a median of $36.98 per hour, or $23.47 above Ohio.
7. Illinois has a location quotient of 0.49, a gap of 0.41 from Ohio. BLS lists 1,060 Actors jobs and a median of $15.00 per hour, or $1.49 above Ohio.
8. Minnesota has a location quotient of 0.49, a gap of 0.41 from Ohio. BLS lists 520 Actors jobs and a median of $18.95 per hour, or $5.44 above Ohio.
5. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Ohio median of $35,540 per year. BLS lists 46,910 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
6. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Ohio median of $35,900 per year. BLS lists 72,540 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
7. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Ohio median of $36,700 per year. BLS lists 77,250 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Ohio median of $37,130 per year. BLS lists 129,760 jobs and a location quotient of 1.28.
4. Retail Salespersons has 137,370 jobs in Ohio, a gap of 137,200 from Actors. Its median is $14.81 per hour, or $1.30 above Actors. Its location quotient is 0.99.
5. Stockers and Order Fillers has 129,760 jobs in Ohio, a gap of 129,590 from Actors. Its median is $17.85 per hour, or $4.34 above Actors. Its location quotient is 1.28.
6. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 108,830 jobs in Ohio, a gap of 108,660 from Actors. Its median is $18.97 per hour, or $5.46 above Actors. Its location quotient is 1.03.
7. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 106,940 jobs in Ohio, a gap of 106,770 from Actors. Its median is $16.57 per hour, or $3.06 above Actors. Its location quotient is 0.7.
8. Cashiers has 103,020 jobs in Ohio, a gap of 102,850 from Actors. Its median is $14.07 per hour, or $0.56 above Actors. Its location quotient is 0.93.
4. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $38.14 per hour in Ohio, or $24.63 above Actors. BLS lists 50,440 jobs, compared with 170 for Actors. Its location quotient is 0.97.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of Not published in Ohio, or not available. BLS lists 49,540 jobs, compared with 170 for Actors. Its location quotient is 1.3.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of Not published in Ohio, or not available. BLS lists 47,870 jobs, compared with 170 for Actors. Its location quotient is 0.97.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $35.56 per hour in Ohio, or $22.05 above Actors. BLS lists 58,740 jobs, compared with 170 for Actors. Its location quotient is 1.33.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $30.87 per hour in Ohio, or $17.36 above Actors. BLS lists 45,070 jobs, compared with 170 for Actors. Its location quotient is 0.88.
4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.33 in Ohio, a gap of 1.25 from Actors. BLS lists 58,740 jobs and a median of $35.56 per hour, or $22.05 above Actors.
5. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a location quotient of 1.3 in Ohio, a gap of 1.22 from Actors. BLS lists 49,540 jobs and a median of Not published, or not available.
6. Stockers and Order Fillers has a location quotient of 1.28 in Ohio, a gap of 1.20 from Actors. BLS lists 129,760 jobs and a median of $17.85 per hour, or $4.34 above Actors.
7. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.22 in Ohio, a gap of 1.14 from Actors. BLS lists 153,160 jobs and a median of $46.97 per hour, or $33.46 above Actors.
8. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.22 in Ohio, a gap of 1.14 from Actors. BLS lists 63,280 jobs and a median of $18.76 per hour, or $5.25 above Actors.
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