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- Workers in Ohio make an average of $33.22 an hour, and the state ranks No. 30 in the country.
- People in Washington, D.C., earn more than $52 per hour.
- Mississippi is the state where people earn the least per hour at $27.88.
Want to know how your salary compares to the rest of Ohio?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its total private average hourly earnings by state, along with the average weekly earnings and the average number of hours Americans work per week.
Here’s the average hourly salary for Ohio, and how it compares to other states. (Figures below are accurate as of May 22, 2025.)
What is the average hourly pay in Ohio? How many hours per week do Ohioans work in 2025?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, total private average hourly earnings are $33.22 as of March 2025. That hourly rate is not seasonally adjusted. The data shows that the average weekly earnings are $1,136.12, and Ohioans work 34.2 hours per week, on average.
Extrapolated over 52 weeks, that weekly earnings figure equates to $59,078.24 per year.
Kentucky earns slightly less than Ohio, federal data shows
Workers in Kentucky earn an average of $30.07 per hour, $3.15 less than the average hourly pay for Ohioans.
Where do people earn the most per hour?
Employees in the nation’s capital of Washington, D.C., earn the most money with an average hourly pay of $52.25 per hour. This is significantly higher than Ohio’s average of $33.22 per hour, nearly a $20 pay bump.
Mississippi earns the least per hour, on average
Mississippi lands in last place as the state that earns the least on average. Average hourly earnings in the Southern state are just $27.88, compared to Ohio’s $33.24 per hour.
Top 10 states where people have the highest average hourly earnings
- Washington, D.C., $52.25
- Massachusetts, $42.21
- Washington, $41.61
- California, $40.69
- Colorado, $39.10
- Minnesota, $39.04
- New York, $38.50
- Connecticut, $38.43
- Hawaii, $37.84
- New Jersey, $37.68