Lawyers salary in Cincinnati, OH

Median pay for lawyers in Cincinnati, OH: $127,140/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $70,250 – $239,200 · about 3,480 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$7,300 (+6%).

What it's really worth in Cincinnati

With Cincinnati's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $127,140 has the buying power of about $134,934 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $76,247 · median home $311,270 · median rent $1,575/mo.

Full Cincinnati cost of living & taxes →

How Cincinnati ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cincinnati, OH is 67th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Cincinnati's cost of living is applied, it ranks 58th.

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

What that salary buys in Cincinnati

A median home in Cincinnati, OH costs $311,270 — about 2.4× 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 $1,575/mo works out at 15% 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 Cincinnati.

Metro	Median pay	vs Cincinnati	Rent vs Cincinnati
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+88%	2.3×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+71%	2.1×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+53%	1.8×
New York, NY	$185,790	+46%	2.2×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Cincinnati	Rent vs Cincinnati
Columbus, OH	$123,540	−3%	1×
Toledo, OH	$120,560	−5%	0.8×
Akron, OH	$120,050	−6%	0.8×
Cleveland, OH	$106,600	−16%	0.9×

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

Who hires lawyers around Cincinnati

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Fifth Third Bank · Finance

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