Lima, OH metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Lima Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Lima, OH metro area

Figures describe the Lima, OH metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Lima city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 217 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Lima, OH metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	30
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$223,700	$107.55	40
3	Physicians, All Other	$208,000	$100.00	220
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,770	$73.45	50
5	Chief Executives	$150,740	$72.47	30
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$140,030	$67.32	70
7	Pharmacists	$137,460	$66.09	140
8	Financial Managers	$125,380	$60.28	150
9	Physician Assistants	$125,100	$60.15	110
10	Marketing Managers	$122,260	$58.78	60
11	Managers, All Other	$121,000	$58.18	30
12	Nurse Practitioners	$120,350	$57.86	210
13	Industrial Production Managers	$117,990	$56.73	150
14	Human Resources Managers	$115,800	$55.68	50
15	Software Developers	$114,600	$55.10	140
16	Purchasing Managers	$114,430	$55.02	40
17	Sales Managers	$114,100	$54.86	160
18	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,690	$50.81	260
19	Industrial Engineers	$105,140	$50.55	310
20	Mechanical Engineers	$99,290	$47.74	50
21	Civil Engineers	$98,990	$47.59	90
22	Physical Therapists	$97,880	$47.06	110
23	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$97,240	Not published	120
24	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$94,960	$45.66	90
25	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$94,580	$45.47	30

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Lima metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.