SOC 43-5111 · Akron, OH metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Akron, OH

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Akron, Ohio is $57,230 a year ($27.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,940: half of the 180 people in this job in the Akron, OH metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

$57,230average per year

$27.52 / hourMedian $61,940Take-home ≈ $45,602

  • $35K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $74K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

180people in this job
+20%vs U.S. average
#1 of 8Ohio metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Akron

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,950 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Akron earn between $40,090 and $73,880.

  • $35K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $74K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,230$4,769$27.51
Median$61,940$5,162$29.78
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,090$3,341$19.27
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,880$6,157$35.52

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay in Akron vs. Ohio and the U.S.

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Akron earn 19% more than the Ohio average ($47,950) and 20% more than the U.S. average ($47,630). At the median the gap is +34% against the U.S. median of $46,380.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Akron$57,230$61,940$34,870$75,950180
Ohio$47,950$45,230$31,750$64,0502,660
United States$47,630$46,380$35,290$60,91053,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Akron

On the average salary of $57,230, a single filer in Akron takes home about $45,602 a year, or $3,800 a month and $1,754 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Akron's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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Is Akron a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Akron area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $57,230 buys what about $61,294 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Akron ($48,840). A typical home costs $241,251, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Ohio cities

Akron ranks 1st of 8 Ohio metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salaries in Ohio

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Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($57,840).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Akron: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Akron?

$27.52 an hour on average, and $29.78 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Akron?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,090, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Akron?

About $45,602 a year ($3,800 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,230. Includes Akron's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Akron than elsewhere?

The average here is 20% more than the U.S. average for this job ($47,630).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-5111; area Akron, OH (10420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Akron's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.61, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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