SOC 33-3011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bailiffs make in Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bailiffs in Columbus, OH is $50,500. The 10th percentile is $47,650 and the 90th percentile is $77,190. Employment is 310.

Median annual wage

$50,500

10th percentile
$47,650
25th percentile
$50,500
Median
$50,500
75th percentile
$61,520
90th percentile
$77,190
Mean
$55,970

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bailiffs, the published 10th percentile is $47,650 and the 90th percentile is $77,190. The difference is $29,540, which is 58.5% 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 $50,500 to the 75th at $61,520, covers $11,020.

The mean annual wage is $55,970, which sits above the median of $50,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 10.8% lower than the national median of $56,600 for Bailiffs. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,897, which is 6.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.1% lower than the Ohio median of $51,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bailiffs at $52,897 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bailiffs. Columbus, OH ranks 8th of 15 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).).

  • Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $55,890 and employment of 90. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,295, against $52,897 here.
  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 98 miles away, with a median of $46,890 and employment of 50. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,446, against $52,897 here.
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $59,450 and employment of 390. That median is 17.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,336, against $52,897 here.

Employment share

Bailiffs accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (310 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (17,310 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.52 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Columbus, OH · Bailiffs by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Bailiffs make in Columbus, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bailiffs in Columbus, OH is $50,500. The 10th percentile is $47,650 and the 90th percentile is $77,190. Employment is 310.

How does that compare with the national median for Bailiffs?

The local median is 10.8% lower than the national median of $56,600.

What is Bailiffs pay in Columbus, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,500 is $52,897. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Columbus, OH compare with nearby metros for Bailiffs?

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $55,890. Columbus, OH ranks 8th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.