How much do Machine Feeders and Offbearers make in Akron, OH?

Percentile spread

For Machine Feeders and Offbearers, the published 10th percentile is $37,020 and the 90th percentile is $58,540. The difference is $21,520, which is 46.6% 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 $37,840 to the 75th at $50,340, covers $12,500.

The mean annual wage is $46,390, which sits above the median of $46,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Akron, OH median is 12.1% higher than the national median of $41,220 for Machine Feeders and Offbearers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,470, which is 20% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the Ohio median of $45,130.

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 $46,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machine Feeders and Offbearers at $49,470 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Machine Feeders and Offbearers. Akron, OH ranks 3rd of 11 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 $41,510 and employment of 70. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,429, against $49,470 here.
• Youngstown-Warren, OH is 31 miles away, with a median of $32,700 and employment of 50. That median is 29.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,417, against $49,470 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $43,630 and employment of 550. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,453, against $49,470 here.

Employment share

Machine Feeders and Offbearers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Akron, OH (160 of 319,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.84 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.