SOC 43-9071 · Office and Administrative Support Occupations · May 2025

How much do Office Machine Operators, Except Computer make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $34,980. The 10th percentile is $27,970 and the 90th percentile is $48,030. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$34,980

10th percentile
$27,970
25th percentile
$34,980
Median
$34,980
75th percentile
$40,130
90th percentile
$48,030
Mean
$37,240

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Office Machine Operators, Except Computer, the published 10th percentile is $27,970 and the 90th percentile is $48,030. The difference is $20,060, which is 57.3% 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 $34,980 to the 75th at $40,130, covers $5,150.

The mean annual wage is $37,240, which sits above the median of $34,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH median is 14.6% lower than the national median of $40,960 for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,737, which is 7.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.9% lower than the Ohio median of $38,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Office Machine Operators, Except Computer at $37,737 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 8th of 8 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 55 miles away, with a median of $39,020 and employment of 130. That median is 11.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,914, against $37,737 here.
  • Fort Wayne, IN is 99 miles away, with a median of $39,910 and employment of 40. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,112, against $37,737 here.
  • Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 105 miles away, with a median of $37,530 and employment of 260. That median is 7.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,218, against $37,737 here.

Employment share

Office Machine Operators, Except Computer accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH (40 of 372,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,130 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Office Machine Operators, Except Computer make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $34,980. The 10th percentile is $27,970 and the 90th percentile is $48,030. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?

The local median is 14.6% lower than the national median of $40,960.

What is Office Machine Operators, Except Computer pay in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $34,980 is $37,737. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH compare with nearby metros for Office Machine Operators, Except Computer?

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $39,020. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 8th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.