SALARY · NURSING ASSISTANTS · OHIO

Nursing Assistants 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 nursing assistants in Ohio and found a median of $39,010 a year, and that survey figure is the one I trust here.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$39,010

$19 per hour at the median · That is $3,250 (7.7 percent) below the national median of $42,260 for this occupation.

$40,520Mean annual salary

$19Mean hourly wage

$63,280People employed in this job in Ohio

Salary range

25th: $37,300Median: $39,01075th: $44,590

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$37,300
Median (50th percentile)	$39,010
75th percentile	$44,590
Mean	$40,520

The middle half of workers earned from $37,300 to $44,590 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

$32,902 a year

$2,742 a month

Federal tax $2,501 · FICA $2,984 · State tax $622

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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