Lawyers salary in Canton, OH

Median pay for lawyers in Canton, OH: $94,290/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $54,160 – $210,660 · about 360 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($119,840) by −$25,550 (-21%).

What it's really worth in Canton

With Canton's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $94,290 has the buying power of about $106,417 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,859 · median home $218,776 · median rent $1,084/mo.

Full Canton cost of living & taxes →

How Canton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Canton, OH is 175th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Canton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 163rd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Canton sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Canton

A median home in Canton, OH costs $218,776 — about 2.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,084/mo works out at 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where lawyers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Canton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Canton	Rent vs Canton
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+154%	3.3×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+131%	3×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+106%	2.7×
New York, NY	$185,790	+97%	3.2×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Canton	Rent vs Canton
Cincinnati, OH	$127,140	+35%	1.5×
Columbus, OH	$123,540	+31%	1.4×
Toledo, OH	$120,560	+28%	1.2×
Akron, OH	$120,050	+27%	1.2×

Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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