How much do Set and Exhibit Designers make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For Set and Exhibit Designers, the published 10th percentile is $39,740 and the 90th percentile is $85,600. The difference is $45,860, which is 94.8% 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 $41,930 to the 75th at $56,380, covers $14,450.

The mean annual wage is $53,630, which sits above the median of $48,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 35.7% lower than the national median of $75,240 for Set and Exhibit Designers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,708, which is 32.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.4% lower than the Ohio median of $54,560.

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 $48,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Set and Exhibit Designers at $50,708 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Set and Exhibit Designers. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 4th of 4 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 $92,020 and employment of 40. That median is 90.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,273, against $50,708 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $72,960 and employment of 70. That median is 50.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,241, against $50,708 here.
• Columbus, OH is 106 miles away, with a median of $59,550 and employment of 60. That median is 23.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,376, against $50,708 here.

Employment share

Set and Exhibit Designers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (100 of 1,101,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (10,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.33 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.