SOC 11-3031 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Financial Managers make in Akron, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial Managers in Akron, OH is $135,850. The 10th percentile is $83,870 and the 90th percentile is $262,440. Employment is 1,460.

Median annual wage

$135,850

10th percentile
$83,870
25th percentile
$101,870
Median
$135,850
75th percentile
$184,740
90th percentile
$262,440
Mean
$156,490

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Financial Managers, the published 10th percentile is $83,870 and the 90th percentile is $262,440. The difference is $178,570, which is 131.4% 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 $101,870 to the 75th at $184,740, covers $82,870.

The mean annual wage is $156,490, which sits above the median of $135,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Akron, OH median is 18.4% lower than the national median of $166,570 for Financial Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $145,496, which is 12.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% lower than the Ohio median of $140,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $135,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Managers at $145,496 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial Managers. Akron, OH ranks 11th of 29 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).).

  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $128,650 and employment of 590. That median is 5.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,894, against $145,496 here.
  • Youngstown-Warren, OH is 31 miles away, with a median of $119,240 and employment of 500. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,440, against $145,496 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $157,900 and employment of 6,300. That median is 16.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $168,116, against $145,496 here.

Employment share

Financial Managers accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in Akron, OH (1,460 of 319,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.54% of employment (841,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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 Akron, OH · Financial Managers 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 Financial Managers make in Akron, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial Managers in Akron, OH is $135,850. The 10th percentile is $83,870 and the 90th percentile is $262,440. Employment is 1,460.

How does that compare with the national median for Financial Managers?

The local median is 18.4% lower than the national median of $166,570.

What is Financial Managers pay in Akron, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $135,850 is $145,496. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Akron, OH compare with nearby metros for Financial Managers?

Canton-Massillon, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $128,650. Akron, OH ranks 11th of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.