SALARY · REGISTERED NURSES · OHIO

Registered Nurses salary in Ohio

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For registered nurses in Ohio, the middle of the field earned $82,510 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$82,510

$40 per hour at the median · That is $15,040 (15.4 percent) below the national median of $97,550 for this occupation.

$87,730Mean annual salary

$42Mean hourly wage

$143,730People employed in this job in Ohio

Salary range

25th: $79,200Median: $82,51075th: $99,030

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$79,200
Median (50th percentile)	$82,510
75th percentile	$99,030
Mean	$87,730

The middle half of workers earned from $79,200 to $99,030 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

$65,043 a year

$5,420 a month

Federal tax $9,322 · FICA $6,312 · State tax $1,832

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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