SALARY · INSPECTORS, TESTERS, SORTERS, SAMPLERS, AND WEIGHERS · OHIO

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Ohio

You might see a bigger number on a job board. Job boards show what employers post, not what workers actually earn. BLS surveyed real employment for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Ohio and found a median of $47,360 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$47,360

$23 per hour at the median · That is $1,210 (2.5 percent) below the national median of $48,570 for this occupation.

$51,150Mean annual salary
$25Mean hourly wage
$32,060People employed in this job in Ohio

Salary range

25th: $39,950Median: $47,36075th: $59,990
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$39,950
Median (50th percentile)$47,360
75th percentile$59,990
Mean$51,150

The middle half of workers earned from $39,950 to $59,990 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$39,375 a year
$3,281 a month
Federal tax $3,503 · FICA $3,623 · State tax $859

Caveat: the Ohio Department of Taxation 2026 IT 1040 instructions booklet was not retrieved. Verification rests on enacted law plus the Legislative Service Commission tax year 2026 table, not on a Department booklet.

Ohio municipal income taxes and school district taxes are separate, location specific, and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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