Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Cleveland, OH

732 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Cleveland, OH for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$60,880	170	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$60,880	170	View salary detail
Carpenters	$60,650	3,280	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$60,590	700	View salary detail
Paramedics	$60,490	880	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$60,370	370	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$60,320	370	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$60,260	2,530	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$60,170	1,800	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$60,110	110	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$59,940	590	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$59,890	4,460	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,830	7,710	View salary detail
Graphic Designers	$59,780	1,430	View salary detail
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$59,670	100	View salary detail
Glaziers	$59,630	310	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$59,470	280	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$59,440	1,060	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$59,370	2,390	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$59,220	60	View salary detail
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$59,210	2,790	View salary detail
Clergy	$59,210	300	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$59,110	1,370	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$59,030	70	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,970	11,970	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$58,950	210	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$58,900	—	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$58,690	30	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$58,570	110	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$58,470	980	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$58,400	70	View salary detail
Machinists	$58,240	3,980	View salary detail
Soil and Plant Scientists	$58,220	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$58,130	860	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$57,860	3,840	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$57,790	170	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$57,620	400	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$57,590	80	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$57,550	110	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$57,180	5,660	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$57,140	160	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$57,020	930	View salary detail
Riggers	$56,950	60	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$56,870	110	View salary detail
Midwives	$56,870	110	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$56,870	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$56,760	400	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$56,450	40	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$56,060	630	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$56,060	630	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.