How much do Airfield Operations Specialists make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For Airfield Operations Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $51,040 and the 90th percentile is $164,050. The difference is $113,010, which is 148.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,650 to the 75th at $162,980, covers $101,330.

The mean annual wage is $97,570, which sits above the median of $76,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 33.9% higher than the national median of $56,850 for Airfield Operations Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,794, which is 40.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 33.2% higher than the Ohio median of $57,140.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Ohio, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Airfield Operations Specialists at $79,794 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Airfield Operations Specialists. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 1st of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $40,520 and employment of 190. That median is 46.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,342, against $79,794 here.
• Columbus, OH is 106 miles away, with a median of $60,830 and employment of 80. That median is 20.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,717, against $79,794 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 139 miles away, with a median of $31,770 and employment of 40. That median is 58.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,319, against $79,794 here.

Employment share

Airfield Operations Specialists accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (140 of 1,101,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.30 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.