SOC 51-1011 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $75,880. The 10th percentile is $49,200 and the 90th percentile is $105,770. Employment is 5,930.
Median annual wage
$75,880
- 10th percentile
- $49,200
- 25th percentile
- $59,740
- Median
- $75,880
- 75th percentile
- $92,210
- 90th percentile
- $105,770
- Mean
- $76,910
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, the published 10th percentile is $49,200 and the 90th percentile is $105,770. The difference is $56,570, which is 74.6% 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 $59,740 to the 75th at $92,210, covers $32,470.
The mean annual wage is $76,910, which sits above the median of $75,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 1.9% higher than the national median of $74,450 for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $79,564, which is 6.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.2% higher than the Ohio median of $72,160.
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 $75,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers at $79,564 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 8th of 27 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 55 miles away, with a median of $68,080 and employment of 2,010. That median is 10.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,446, against $79,564 here.
- Lexington-Fayette, KY is 67 miles away, with a median of $76,410 and employment of 1,890. That median is 0.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,259, against $79,564 here.
- Springfield, OH is 68 miles away, with a median of $69,760 and employment of 350. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,098, against $79,564 here.
Employment share
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers accounts for 0.54% of wage-and-salary employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (5,930 of 1,101,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (673,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 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 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is $75,880. The 10th percentile is $49,200 and the 90th percentile is $105,770. Employment is 5,930.
How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers?
The local median is 1.9% higher than the national median of $74,450.
What is First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers pay in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,880 is $79,564. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers?
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $68,080. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 8th of 27 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.