How much do Power Distributors and Dispatchers make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Power Distributors and Dispatchers, the published 10th percentile is $76,390 and the 90th percentile is $121,720. The difference is $45,330, which is 44.1% 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 $85,350 to the 75th at $107,080, covers $21,730.

The mean annual wage is $100,450, which sits below the median of $102,760. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 3.7% lower than the national median of $106,730 for Power Distributors and Dispatchers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,637, which is 0.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.4% higher than the Ohio median of $100,320.

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 $102,760 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Power Distributors and Dispatchers at $107,637 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Power Distributors and Dispatchers. Columbus, OH ranks 3rd of 5 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 $108,590 and employment of 40. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,862, against $107,637 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 138 miles away, with a median of $99,650 and employment of 80. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,098, against $107,637 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 161 miles away, with a median of $102,170 and employment of 210. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,921, against $107,637 here.

Employment share

Power Distributors and Dispatchers accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (50 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (8,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.83 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.