How much do Meter Readers, Utilities make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Meter Readers, Utilities, the published 10th percentile is $40,080 and the 90th percentile is $78,550. The difference is $38,470, which is 81.1% 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 $46,420 to the 75th at $59,340, covers $12,920.

The mean annual wage is $54,300, which sits above the median of $47,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 1.5% lower than the national median of $48,150 for Meter Readers, Utilities. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,681, which is 3.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the Ohio median of $47,780.

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 $47,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meter Readers, Utilities at $49,681 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meter Readers, Utilities. Columbus, OH ranks 7th of 12 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).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $51,220 and employment of 100. That median is 8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,707, against $49,681 here.
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $41,550 and employment of 50. That median is 12.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,991, against $49,681 here.
• Akron, OH is 113 miles away, with a median of $44,840 and employment of 80. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,024, against $49,681 here.

Employment share

Meter Readers, Utilities accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (390 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.82 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.