Sandusky, OH metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Sandusky Metro

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

Figures describe the Sandusky, OH metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Sandusky 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.

Top 25 of 208 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Sandusky, OH metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$209,150	$100.56	90
2	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$149,370	$71.81	60
3	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,940	$65.36	50
4	Pharmacists	$131,630	$63.28	90
5	Financial Managers	$127,100	$61.11	150
6	Human Resources Managers	$122,930	$59.10	50
7	Nurse Practitioners	$121,230	$58.29	90
8	Chief Executives	$120,030	$57.71	30
9	Managers, All Other	$119,250	$57.33	60
10	Sales Managers	$118,950	$57.19	130
11	Industrial Production Managers	$110,110	$52.94	160
12	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$109,300	$52.55	60
13	Software Developers	$108,250	$52.05	90
14	Physical Therapists	$102,210	$49.14	50
15	Marketing Managers	$101,700	$48.90	50
16	Lawyers	$101,270	$48.69	130
17	Civil Engineers	$101,060	$48.59	30
18	Electrical Engineers	$100,900	$48.51	60
19	Medical and Health Services Managers	$99,900	$48.03	150
20	Construction Managers	$99,520	$47.85	100
21	Management Analysts	$97,750	$46.99	60
22	Mechanical Engineers	$96,580	$46.43	140
23	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$96,260	Not published	150
24	Industrial Engineers	$95,720	$46.02	210
25	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$94,960	$45.65	50

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Sandusky 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.