How much do Bridge and Lock Tenders make in Cleveland, OH?

Percentile spread

For Bridge and Lock Tenders, the published 10th percentile is $39,980 and the 90th percentile is $50,170. The difference is $10,190, which is 22.9% 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 $44,500 to the 75th at $44,500, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $45,060, which sits above the median of $44,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 22.9% lower than the national median of $57,700 for Bridge and Lock Tenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,379, which is 17.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.8% lower than the Ohio median of $58,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bridge and Lock Tenders at $47,379 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bridge and Lock Tenders. Cleveland, OH ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

• Pittsburgh, PA is 116 miles away, with a median of $68,810 and employment of 110. That median is 54.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,683, against $47,379 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 116 miles away, with a median of $35,000 and employment of 50. That median is 21.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,896, against $47,379 here.

Employment share

Bridge and Lock Tenders accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (40 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (3,040 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.98 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.