How much does a DECE make in Ohio? (2026)

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a DECE in Ohio is $52,025 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.However, a DECE's salary can vary significantly. Hereâ€™s a look at the typical salary range:Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,995Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,385 to $56,720Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,070

What are the main factors that influence a DECE's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for DECE?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for DECE roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A DECE's salary?

A DECE's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,156 for beginners, reaching about $70,181 at mid-level, and approach $82,265 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a DECE?

DECE salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for DECE roles are District of Columbia $59,158, California $58,934, Massachusetts $58,148. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

DECE Salary in Ohio

How much does a DECE make in Ohio? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a DECE in Ohio is $52,025 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

However, a DECE's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,995
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,385 to $56,720
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,070

10% $45,070

50% (Median) $52,025

90% $60,995

DECE Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,720	$4,727	$1,091	$27
Average	$52,025	$4,335	$1,000	$25
25th Percentile	$48,385	$4,032	$930	$23

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Key Factors That Influence DECE Salaries

A DECE's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects DECE Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a DECE's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,156
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,047
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,181
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $82,833
Expert (over 8 years): $82,265

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Laboratory Support Technician I	less than 1 year	$44,156
DECE	1-2 years	$51,047
Laboratory Support Technician III	2-4 years	$70,181
Laboratory Support Technician IV	5-8 years	$82,833
Laboratory Supervisor	over 8 years	$82,265

How Do DECE Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract DECEs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,158.
California: $58,934.
Massachusetts: $58,148.

District of Columbia $59,158 California $58,934 Massachusetts $58,148 Washington $57,934 New Jersey $57,913 Alaska $57,838 Connecticut $57,101 New York $56,802

Hawaii $55,845 Rhode Island $55,397 Maryland $55,092 Minnesota $54,675 Colorado $54,515 Illinois $54,462 Oregon $54,258 Delaware $54,109

New Hampshire $54,015 Virginia $53,804 Pennsylvania $53,190 Nevada $52,880 North Dakota $52,778 Michigan $52,618 Wisconsin $52,559 Vermont $52,442

Texas $52,116 Maine $52,095 Arizona $52,062 Ohio $52,025 Georgia $51,534 Indiana $51,288 Wyoming $51,240 Utah $51,165

Iowa $51,133 Kansas $50,876 Louisiana $50,802 North Carolina $50,775 Missouri $50,764 Florida $50,556 Montana $50,444 Nebraska $50,337

Kentucky $50,278 South Carolina $50,064 Tennessee $49,931 Idaho $49,877 New Mexico $49,487 Oklahoma $49,402 Alabama $49,086 South Dakota $48,557

Arkansas $48,269 West Virginia $48,114 Mississippi $47,649

Top Paying Cities for DECE

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Dublin: $51,927
Etna: $51,713
Fredericktown: $50,497

Dublin, OH $51,927

Etna, OH $51,713

Fredericktown, OH $50,497

Galena, OH $51,714

Gambier, OH $50,437

Granville, OH $51,425

Hebron, OH $51,342

Hilliard, OH $52,000

Homer, OH $51,203

Nankin, OH $50,524

Nevada, OH $50,063

Howard, OH $50,301

Irwin, OH $50,923

Jacksontown, OH $51,208

Johnstown, OH $51,570

Kilbourne, OH $51,407

Kirkersville, OH $51,536

Lewis Center, OH $51,809

Magnetic Springs, OH $51,008

Martinsburg, OH $50,590

Marysville, OH $51,015

Mechanicsburg, OH $50,296

Milford Center, OH $50,776

Millersport, OH $51,352

Mingo, OH $50,229

Mount Liberty, OH $51,174

Mount Vernon, OH $50,774

New Albany, OH $51,899

Newark, OH $51,099

Heath, OH $51,045

North Lewisburg, OH $50,363

Ostrander, OH $51,349

Pataskala, OH $51,733

Plain City, OH $51,603

Powell, OH $51,790

Radnor, OH $50,997

Raymond, OH $50,531

Reynoldsburg, OH $51,948

Rosewood, OH $50,094

Saint Louisville, OH $50,891

Saint Paris, OH $49,880

Summit Station, OH $51,878

Sunbury, OH $51,581

Thornville, OH $50,989

Unionville Center, OH $51,351

Urbana, OH $49,784

Utica, OH $51,063

Westerville, OH $51,959

Westville, OH $49,638

Woodstock, OH $50,366

Columbus, OH $52,053

Adelphi, OH $49,443

Amanda, OH $50,791

Ashville, OH $51,590

Baltimore, OH $51,480

Bloomingburg, OH $50,545

Bremen, OH $50,634

Brice, OH $52,027

Canal Winchester, OH $51,795

Carbon Hill, OH $49,639

Carroll, OH $51,512

Circleville, OH $50,220

Clarksburg, OH $49,551

Commercial Point, OH $51,789

Derby, OH $51,543

Galloway, OH $51,952

Grove City, OH $52,041

Groveport, OH $51,971

Harrisburg, OH $51,786

Haydenville, OH $49,675

Jeffersonville, OH $50,341

Lancaster, OH $50,968

Laurelville, OH $49,561

Lithopolis, OH $51,749

Lockbourne, OH $51,956

Logan, OH $49,738

London, OH $50,875

Milledgeville, OH $50,336

Mount Sterling, OH $51,075

Murray City, OH $49,501

New Holland, OH $50,257

Orient, OH $51,703

Pickerington, OH $51,827

Pleasantville, OH $51,132

Rockbridge, OH $50,127

Rushville, OH $50,843

Sedalia, OH $50,520

South Bloomingville, OH $49,495

South Solon, OH $50,316

Stoutsville, OH $50,448

Sugar Grove, OH $50,540

Tarlton, OH $49,994

Thurston, OH $51,284

Wilkesville, OH $49,241

Willow Wood, OH $47,972

Winchester, OH $50,071

Zaleski, OH $49,475

Athens, OH $48,925

Albany, OH $49,234

Amesville, OH $48,545

Barlow, OH $47,679

Bartlett, OH $48,111

Belpre, OH $47,509

Beverly, OH $48,203

Buchtel, OH $49,607

Carbondale, OH $49,415

Chauncey, OH $49,497

Chester, OH $48,243

Coal Run, OH $48,084

Coolville, OH $47,900

Cutler, OH $48,034

Dexter City, OH $48,264

Fleming, OH $47,720

Glouster, OH $49,347

Graysville, OH $48,693

Guysville, OH $48,288

Hockingport, OH $47,760

Jacksonville, OH $49,521

Langsville, OH $49,107

Little Hocking, OH $47,693

Long Bottom, OH $48,093

Lowell, OH $48,030

Lower Salem, OH $48,263

Macksburg, OH $48,166

Marietta, OH $47,759

Middleport, OH $48,977

Millfield, OH $49,247

Nelsonville, OH $49,503

New Marshfield, OH $49,389

New Matamoras, OH $48,305

Newport, OH $47,925

Pomeroy, OH $48,793

Portland, OH $48,198

Racine, OH $48,322

Reedsville, OH $47,976

Reno, OH $47,962

Rutland, OH $48,970

Shade, OH $48,679

Sharpsburg, OH $48,547

Stewart, OH $48,266

Syracuse, OH $48,827

The Plains, OH $49,458

Trimble, OH $49,459

Tuppers Plains, OH $47,981

Vincent, OH $47,724

Waterford, OH $47,971

Watertown, OH $47,844

Whipple, OH $47,994

Wingett Run, OH $48,205

Lima, OH $49,402

Beaverdam, OH $49,420

Gomer, OH $49,446

Ada, OH $49,582

Alger, OH $49,646

Antwerp, OH $49,904

Arlington, OH $50,012

Belmore, OH $50,139

Benton Ridge, OH $49,864

Bluffton, OH $49,540

Buckland, OH $49,599

Cairo, OH $49,404

Cecil, OH $49,981

Celina, OH $50,028

Chickasaw, OH $50,227

Cloverdale, OH $49,760

Coldwater, OH $50,080

Columbus Grove, OH $49,490

Continental, OH $49,939

Convoy, OH $49,859

Delphos, OH $49,627

Dola, OH $49,763

Dunkirk, OH $49,879

Dupont, OH $49,846

Elgin, OH $49,796

Findlay, OH $50,117

Jenera, OH $49,786

Forest, OH $50,036

Fort Jennings, OH $49,624

Fort Loramie, OH $50,129

Fort Recovery, OH $50,013

Glandorf, OH $49,721

Grover Hill, OH $49,894

Harrod, OH $49,474

Haviland, OH $49,915

Kalida, OH $49,668

Bowling Green, OH $51,246

Oregon, OH $51,532

Northwood, OH $51,526

Zanesville, OH $49,936

Ava, OH $49,204

Barnesville, OH $49,429

Beallsville, OH $49,330

Belle Valley, OH $49,122

Belmont, OH $49,654

Bethesda, OH $49,542

Blue Rock, OH $49,392

Brownsville, OH $50,889

Buffalo, OH $49,255

Byesville, OH $49,200

Caldwell, OH $48,791

Cambridge, OH $49,304

Chandlersville, OH $49,254

Chesterhill, OH $48,555

Corning, OH $49,531

Crooksville, OH $49,752

Cumberland, OH $49,105

Derwent, OH $49,101

Duncan Falls, OH $49,729

Greenford, OH $48,549

East Fultonham, OH $50,117

Loveland, OH $51,690

Lynchburg, OH $50,655

Manchester, OH $49,771

Marathon, OH $51,404

Martinsville, OH $50,565

Miamiville, OH $51,871

Midland, OH $50,782

Milford, OH $51,785

Morrow, OH $51,226

Moscow, OH $51,400

Mount Orab, OH $51,206

Mowrystown, OH $50,467

Neville, OH $51,287

New Richmond, OH $51,670

Newtonsville, OH $51,430

New Vienna, OH $50,361

Owensville, OH $51,606

Pleasant Plain, OH $51,306

Port William, OH $50,636

Reesville, OH $50,459

Ripley, OH $50,087

Russellville, OH $50,417

Sabina, OH $50,409

Sardinia, OH $50,552

Sinking Spring, OH $49,692

Terrace Park, OH $51,914

Williamsburg, OH $51,432

Wilmington, OH $50,738

Cincinnati, OH $51,918

Maximo, OH $50,205

Mechanicstown, OH $49,984

Middlebranch, OH $50,323

Midvale, OH $50,082

Millersburg, OH $50,239

Mineral City, OH $50,180

Minerva, OH $50,138

Mount Eaton, OH $50,296

Mount Hope, OH $50,291

Nashville, OH $50,199

Navarre, OH $50,273

New Philadelphia, OH $50,071

North Georgetown, OH $49,834

North Lawrence, OH $50,418

Orrville, OH $50,436

Paris, OH $50,212

Robertsville, OH $50,236

Sandyville, OH $50,241

Sebring, OH $49,831

Sherrodsville, OH $50,116

Shreve, OH $50,309

Smithville, OH $50,530

Somerdale, OH $50,183

Stillwater, OH $49,913

Strasburg, OH $50,212

Sugarcreek, OH $50,187

Tuscarawas, OH $49,998

Fairview, OH $49,613

Fultonham, OH $50,207

Glenford, OH $50,937

Gratiot, OH $50,792

Hopewell, OH $50,308

Jerusalem, OH $49,311

Junction City, OH $50,213

Kimbolton, OH $49,450

Kipling, OH $49,221

Laings, OH $49,163

Lewisville, OH $48,972

Lore City, OH $49,291

Mcconnelsville, OH $49,127

Malaga, OH $49,293

Malta, OH $49,300

Morristown, OH $49,767

Mount Perry, OH $50,266

Moxahala, OH $49,768

New Concord, OH $49,334

New Lexington, OH $49,938

New Straitsville, OH $49,658

Norwich, OH $49,419

Old Washington, OH $49,380

Philo, OH $49,650

Pleasant City, OH $49,095

Quaker City, OH $49,241

Roseville, OH $49,985

Salesville, OH $49,230

Sarahsville, OH $48,953

Senecaville, OH $49,139

Shawnee, OH $49,691

Somerset, OH $50,372

Stafford, OH $48,974

Stockport, OH $48,420

Summerfield, OH $48,998

Sycamore Valley, OH $48,719

White Cottage, OH $50,107

Woodsfield, OH $49,190

Adamsville, OH $49,498

Bakersville, OH $49,943

Baltic, OH $50,160

Blissfield, OH $49,993

Conesville, OH $49,726

Coshocton, OH $49,888

Dresden, OH $49,908

Frazeysburg, OH $50,233

Fresno, OH $50,027

Uhrichsville, OH $49,961

Uniontown, OH $50,607

Walnut Creek, OH $50,214

Waynesburg, OH $50,239

Wilmot, OH $50,259

Winesburg, OH $50,223

Wooster, OH $50,445

Deersville, OH $49,886

Bowerston, OH $50,007

Zoar, OH $50,213

Tippecanoe, OH $49,877

Canton, OH $50,267

North Canton, OH $50,382

East Canton, OH $50,277

Alvada, OH $50,171

Arcadia, OH $50,358

Ashland, OH $50,376

Attica, OH $50,169

Bascom, OH $50,514

Bellevue, OH $50,421

Bellville, OH $50,296

Berlin Heights, OH $51,122

Bettsville, OH $50,827

Birmingham, OH $51,271

Bloomdale, OH $50,669

Bloomville, OH $50,056

Bucyrus, OH $50,116

Butler, OH $50,169

Castalia, OH $50,707

Chatfield, OH $50,231

Collins, OH $50,989

Crestline, OH $50,112

Flat Rock, OH $50,536

Fostoria, OH $50,585

Galion, OH $50,311

Green Springs, OH $50,675

Greenwich, OH $50,645

Hayesville, OH $50,371

Huron, OH $51,071

Jeromesville, OH $50,278

Kansas, OH $50,791

Loudonville, OH $50,112

Lucas, OH $50,039

Mc Cutchenville, OH $50,116

Melmore, OH $50,142

Milan, OH $50,950

Monroeville, OH $50,679

Union Furnace, OH $49,584

Lafayette, OH $49,414

Kingsville, OH $49,403

Kipton, OH $51,226

Lagrange, OH $51,311

Lorain, OH $51,544

Sheffield Lake, OH $51,403

Macedonia, OH $51,259

Madison, OH $50,318

Mentor, OH $51,189

Middlefield, OH $50,157

Montville, OH $50,267

Newbury, OH $50,876

Northfield, OH $51,357

North Kingsville, OH $49,518

North Olmsted, OH $51,536

Novelty, OH $51,251

Oberlin, OH $51,329

Orwell, OH $49,630

Painesville, OH $50,857

Parkman, OH $50,067

Perry, OH $50,552

Pierpont, OH $49,331

Rock Creek, OH $49,828

Rome, OH $49,829

Thompson, OH $50,350

Twinsburg, OH $51,121

Unionville, OH $49,995

Vermilion, OH $51,334

Wellington, OH $51,114

Wickliffe, OH $51,683

Williamsfield, OH $49,351

Willoughby, OH $51,421

Eastlake, OH $51,505

Windsor, OH $50,078

Cleveland, OH $51,982

Lakewood, OH $51,960

Rocky River, OH $51,896

Euclid, OH $51,857

Beachwood, OH $51,888

Hanoverton, OH $49,749

Hartford, OH $48,762

Hubbard, OH $48,345

Kensington, OH $49,929

Kinsman, OH $49,140

Lake Milton, OH $49,263

Leavittsburg, OH $49,100

Leetonia, OH $49,149

Lisbon, OH $49,540

Lowellville, OH $48,361

Mc Donald, OH $48,320

Masury, OH $48,549

Mesopotamia, OH $49,904

Mineral Ridge, OH $48,434

Negley, OH $49,557

New Middletown, OH $48,533

New Springfield, OH $48,654

Newton Falls, OH $49,338

New Waterford, OH $49,011

Niles, OH $48,408

North Benton, OH $49,714

North Bloomfield, OH $49,447

North Jackson, OH $48,633

North Lima, OH $48,525

Orangeville, OH $48,855

Petersburg, OH $48,693

Rogers, OH $49,436

Salem, OH $49,177

Southington, OH $49,577

Struthers, OH $48,303

Vienna, OH $48,500

Warren, OH $48,888

Washingtonville, OH $48,862

West Farmington, OH $49,735

West Point, OH $49,613

Winona, OH $49,555

Youngstown, OH $48,290

Alliance, OH $50,163

Apple Creek, OH $50,337

Augusta, OH $50,045

Beach City, OH $50,246

Beloit, OH $49,679

Berlin, OH $50,261

Big Prairie, OH $50,129

Bolivar, OH $50,231

Brewster, OH $50,284

Canal Fulton, OH $50,486

Carrollton, OH $50,076

Charm, OH $50,208

Dalton, OH $50,350

Damascus, OH $49,546

Dellroy, OH $50,165

Dennison, OH $50,024

Dover, OH $50,176

Dundee, OH $50,229

East Rochester, OH $50,034

East Sparta, OH $50,268

Fredericksburg, OH $50,319

Glenmont, OH $50,017

Gnadenhutten, OH $49,964

Greentown, OH $50,436

Harlem Springs, OH $49,978

Hartville, OH $50,442

Holmesville, OH $50,309

Homeworth, OH $49,996

Kidron, OH $50,329

Killbuck, OH $50,041

Lakeville, OH $50,122

Leesville, OH $50,025

Limaville, OH $50,200

Louisville, OH $50,278

Magnolia, OH $50,228

Independence, OH $51,928

North Royalton, OH $51,631

Strongsville, OH $51,539

Maple Heights, OH $51,905

Olmsted Falls, OH $51,433

Solon, OH $51,456

Bay Village, OH $51,614

Brecksville, OH $51,421

Brookpark, OH $51,847

Westlake, OH $51,556

Bedford, OH $51,724

Broadview Heights, OH $51,645

Malvern, OH $50,198

Marshallville, OH $50,603

Bradner, OH $51,132

Burgoon, OH $50,960

Clay Center, OH $51,438

Clyde, OH $50,730

Curtice, OH $51,436

Cygnet, OH $50,744

Dunbridge, OH $51,327

Elmore, OH $51,287

Fremont, OH $50,973

Genoa, OH $51,400

Gibsonburg, OH $51,225

Graytown, OH $51,343

Gypsum, OH $50,841

Harbor View, OH $51,529

Helena, OH $51,073

Isle Saint George, OH $50,971

Jerry City, OH $50,800

Kelleys Island, OH $50,844

Lacarne, OH $51,133

Lakeside Marblehead, OH $50,779

Lemoyne, OH $51,372

Lindsey, OH $51,188

Luckey, OH $51,363

Martin, OH $51,382

Middle Bass, OH $50,905

Millbury, OH $51,490

Oak Harbor, OH $51,237

Pemberville, OH $51,257

Portage, OH $51,034

Port Clinton, OH $51,003

Put In Bay, OH $50,919

Risingsun, OH $50,863

Rocky Ridge, OH $51,289

Rossford, OH $51,525

Rudolph, OH $50,808

Stony Ridge, OH $51,441

Vickery, OH $50,813

Walbridge, OH $51,523

Wayne, OH $50,935

West Millgrove, OH $50,800

Williston, OH $51,444

Woodville, OH $51,320

Alvordton, OH $50,313

Archbold, OH $50,422

Berkey, OH $51,396

Blakeslee, OH $50,136

Bryan, OH $50,219

Colton, OH $51,061

Custar, OH $50,636

Defiance, OH $50,106

Delta, OH $51,192

Deshler, OH $50,312

Edgerton, OH $50,084

Edon, OH $50,161

Evansport, OH $50,162

Farmer, OH $50,005

Fayette, OH $50,535

Grand Rapids, OH $51,147

Grelton, OH $50,664

Hamler, OH $50,159

Haskins, OH $51,310

Hicksville, OH $49,931

Holgate, OH $50,088

Holland, OH $51,427

Hoytville, OH $50,418

Jewell, OH $50,140

Kunkle, OH $50,407

Liberty Center, OH $50,959

Lyons, OH $51,277

Mc Clure, OH $50,795

Malinta, OH $50,437

Mark Center, OH $49,977

Maumee, OH $51,451

Metamora, OH $51,348

Milton Center, OH $50,829

Monclova, OH $51,382

Montpelier, OH $50,228

Napoleon, OH $50,597

Neapolis, OH $51,209

New Bavaria, OH $50,075

Ney, OH $50,084

Okolona, OH $50,558

Perrysburg, OH $51,446

Pettisville, OH $50,689

Pioneer, OH $50,218

Ridgeville Corners, OH $50,428

Sherwood, OH $50,013

Stryker, OH $50,198

Swanton, OH $51,322

Sylvania, OH $51,446

Tontogany, OH $51,217

Waterville, OH $51,305

Wauseon, OH $50,938

Weston, OH $50,999

West Unity, OH $50,257

Whitehouse, OH $51,285

Toledo, OH $51,523

Alpha, OH $51,441

Anna, OH $50,078

Ansonia, OH $50,219

Arcanum, OH $51,002

Bellbrook, OH $51,515

Botkins, OH $49,946

Bowersville, OH $50,497

Bradford, OH $50,658

Brookville, OH $51,402

Burkettsville, OH $50,266

Camden, OH $51,053

Casstown, OH $50,278

Cedarville, OH $50,094

Clayton, OH $51,494

Clifton, OH $49,756

Conover, OH $50,115

Covington, OH $50,672

Donnelsville, OH $49,433

Eaton, OH $51,024

Eldorado, OH $50,953

Englewood, OH $51,387

Enon, OH $49,641

Fairborn, OH $50,773

Farmersville, OH $51,422

Fletcher, OH $50,260

Germantown, OH $51,400

Gettysburg, OH $50,681

Gratis, OH $51,241

Greenville, OH $50,712

Hollansburg, OH $50,633

Houston, OH $50,377

Jackson Center, OH $49,958

Jamestown, OH $50,427

Kettlersville, OH $50,021

Laura, OH $51,095

Lewisburg, OH $51,179

Ludlow Falls, OH $51,013

Maplewood, OH $50,103

Medway, OH $50,469

Miamisburg, OH $51,547

New Carlisle, OH $49,821

New Lebanon, OH $51,499

New Madison, OH $50,728

New Paris, OH $50,772

New Weston, OH $50,056

North Hampton, OH $49,474

North Star, OH $50,215

Osgood, OH $50,235

Palestine, OH $50,593

Pemberton, OH $50,163

Phillipsburg, OH $51,293

Piqua, OH $50,473

Pitsburg, OH $51,023

Pleasant Hill, OH $50,883

Port Jefferson, OH $50,148

Potsdam, OH $51,146

Rossburg, OH $50,075

Russia, OH $50,420

Sidney, OH $50,223

South Charleston, OH $49,826

South Vienna, OH $49,950

Spring Valley, OH $51,336

Tipp City, OH $51,102

Tremont City, OH $49,422

Collinsville, OH $51,162

Keene, OH $49,994

Nashport, OH $50,252

Newcomerstown, OH $49,814

Plainfield, OH $49,850

Port Washington, OH $49,894

Stone Creek, OH $50,074

Trinway, OH $50,110

Walhonding, OH $50,050

Warsaw, OH $49,891

West Lafayette, OH $49,906

Adena, OH $49,973

Alledonia, OH $49,460

Amsterdam, OH $49,962

Barton, OH $50,066

Bellaire, OH $49,989

Cadiz, OH $49,854

Bergholz, OH $49,936

Blaine, OH $50,151

Bloomingdale, OH $49,947

Bridgeport, OH $50,125

Brilliant, OH $50,355

Cameron, OH $49,383

Clarington, OH $49,273

Colerain, OH $50,072

Dillonvale, OH $50,054

East Liverpool, OH $49,797

East Springfield, OH $49,949

Empire, OH $50,234

Fairpoint, OH $49,958

Glencoe, OH $49,931

Hammondsville, OH $49,838

Hannibal, OH $49,362

Irondale, OH $49,908

Jacobsburg, OH $49,614

Lansing, OH $50,186

Martins Ferry, OH $50,198

Maynard, OH $50,072

Mingo Junction, OH $50,264

Mount Pleasant, OH $50,179

Neffs, OH $50,041

Piney Fork, OH $50,185

Powhatan Point, OH $49,547

Rayland, OH $50,132

Richmond, OH $50,003

Salineville, OH $49,871

Sardis, OH $49,058

Shadyside, OH $49,943

Smithfield, OH $50,206

Saint Clairsville, OH $49,912

Lafferty, OH $49,812

Steubenville, OH $50,254

Stratton, OH $50,173

Summitville, OH $49,859

Tiltonsville, OH $50,362

New Haven, OH $50,473

New London, OH $50,879

New Riegel, OH $50,226

New Washington, OH $50,069

North Fairfield, OH $50,688

North Robinson, OH $50,327

Norwalk, OH $50,842

Nova, OH $50,739

Oceola, OH $49,957

Old Fort, OH $50,743

Ontario, OH $50,216

Perrysville, OH $50,060

Plymouth, OH $50,322

Polk, OH $50,530

Republic, OH $50,273

Sandusky, OH $50,854

Savannah, OH $50,605

Shelby, OH $50,269

Shiloh, OH $50,357

Sullivan, OH $50,800

Sulphur Springs, OH $50,222

Sycamore, OH $50,044

Tiffin, OH $50,415

Tiro, OH $50,096

Willard, OH $50,457

Wakeman, OH $51,108

Mansfield, OH $50,320

Addyston, OH $51,916

Cleves, OH $51,802

College Corner, OH $50,934

Toronto, OH $50,164

Warnock, OH $49,791

Wellsville, OH $49,782

Wolf Run, OH $49,946

Yorkville, OH $50,266

Bannock, OH $49,916

Freeport, OH $49,673

Harrisville, OH $50,123

Hopedale, OH $49,938

Flushing, OH $49,753

New Athens, OH $50,005

Piedmont, OH $49,649

New Rumley, OH $49,958

Holloway, OH $49,887

Jewett, OH $49,940

Scio, OH $49,965

Amherst, OH $51,458

Andover, OH $49,367

Ashtabula, OH $49,694

Austinburg, OH $49,771

Avon, OH $51,381

Avon Lake, OH $51,345

Berea, OH $51,638

Burton, OH $50,544

Chagrin Falls, OH $51,495

Chardon, OH $50,852

Chesterland, OH $51,296

Columbia Station, OH $51,301

Conneaut, OH $49,031

Dorset, OH $49,491

East Claridon, OH $50,842

Elyria, OH $51,437

North Ridgeville, OH $51,410

Gates Mills, OH $51,585

Geneva, OH $49,949

Grafton, OH $51,320

Grand River, OH $50,983

Huntsburg, OH $50,457

Atwater, OH $50,332

Aurora, OH $50,883

Barberton, OH $50,872

Bath, OH $50,914

Brady Lake, OH $50,746

Brunswick, OH $51,211

Burbank, OH $50,662

Chippewa Lake, OH $50,835

Clinton, OH $50,721

Creston, OH $50,686

Cuyahoga Falls, OH $50,894

Stow, OH $50,885

Doylestown, OH $50,733

Garrettsville, OH $50,021

Green, OH $50,538

Hinckley, OH $51,210

Hiram, OH $50,373

Homerville, OH $50,779

Hudson, OH $50,919

Kent, OH $50,804

Streetsboro, OH $50,811

Lakemore, OH $50,866

Westfield Center, OH $50,794

Litchfield, OH $51,092

Lodi, OH $50,780

Mantua, OH $50,593

Medina, OH $50,937

Mogadore, OH $50,733

Munroe Falls, OH $50,894

Peninsula, OH $50,951

Randolph, OH $50,483

Ravenna, OH $50,456

Rittman, OH $50,697

Rootstown, OH $50,366

Seville, OH $50,775

Sharon Center, OH $50,868

Spencer, OH $50,953

Sterling, OH $50,648

Tallmadge, OH $50,888

Valley City, OH $51,184

Wadsworth, OH $50,835

Wayland, OH $49,812

Richfield, OH $51,042

West Salem, OH $50,587

Windham, OH $49,963

Akron, OH $50,892

Fairlawn, OH $50,892

Franklin, OH $51,335

Troy, OH $50,724

Vandalia, OH $51,417

Verona, OH $51,189

Versailles, OH $50,336

West Alexandria, OH $51,275

West Manchester, OH $51,024

West Milton, OH $51,209

Wilberforce, OH $50,621

Xenia, OH $50,925

Yellow Springs, OH $49,919

Yorkshire, OH $50,074

Christiansburg, OH $49,978

Union City, OH $50,143

Dayton, OH $51,656

Alexandria, OH $51,576

Amlin, OH $51,966

Ashley, OH $51,171

Blacklick, OH $51,972

Bladensburg, OH $50,383

Brinkhaven, OH $49,961

Broadway, OH $50,751

Buckeye Lake, OH $51,241

Cable, OH $50,175

Catawba, OH $49,868

Centerburg, OH $51,341

Croton, OH $51,492

Danville, OH $50,078

Delaware, OH $51,468

Berlin Center, OH $49,114

Bristolville, OH $49,444

Brookfield, OH $48,502

Burghill, OH $48,780

Campbell, OH $48,296

Canfield, OH $48,439

Columbiana, OH $48,821

Cortland, OH $48,944

Deerfield, OH $49,809

Diamond, OH $49,589

East Palestine, OH $49,095

Elkton, OH $49,426

Ellsworth, OH $48,651

Farmdale, OH $49,133

Fowler, OH $48,708

Girard, OH $48,306

Massillon, OH $50,301

Hamilton, OH $51,452

Fairfield, OH $51,770

Harrison, OH $51,728

Harveysburg, OH $51,111

Hooven, OH $51,816

Kings Mills, OH $51,433

Lebanon, OH $51,203

Maineville, OH $51,498

Mason, OH $51,552

Miamitown, OH $51,888

Middletown, OH $51,289

Monroe, OH $51,314

Mount Saint Joseph, OH $51,918

North Bend, OH $51,812

Okeana, OH $51,524

Oregonia, OH $51,115

Overpeck, OH $51,355

Oxford, OH $51,202

Ross, OH $51,769

Seven Mile, OH $51,277

Shandon, OH $51,586

Somerville, OH $51,099

South Lebanon, OH $51,344

Springboro, OH $51,384

Trenton, OH $51,230

Waynesville, OH $51,203

West Chester, OH $51,682

West Elkton, OH $51,169

Aberdeen, OH $49,949

Amelia, OH $51,735

Batavia, OH $51,660

Bentonville, OH $49,996

Bethel, OH $51,347

Blanchester, OH $51,065

Buford, OH $50,797

Camp Dennison, OH $51,857

Chilo, OH $51,132

Clarksville, OH $50,963

Cuba, OH $50,647

Decatur, OH $50,017

Fayetteville, OH $50,981

Feesburg, OH $51,095

Felicity, OH $51,139

Georgetown, OH $50,721

Goshen, OH $51,495

Greenfield, OH $49,779

Hamersville, OH $51,154

Higginsport, OH $50,818

Highland, OH $50,255

Hillsboro, OH $49,955

Leesburg, OH $49,970

Washington Court House, OH $50,243

West Jefferson, OH $51,607

West Rushville, OH $50,865

Williamsport, OH $50,274

Springfield, OH $49,338

Chillicothe, OH $48,787

Bainbridge, OH $49,385

Beaver, OH $48,804

Bidwell, OH $48,999

Blue Creek, OH $48,720

Bourneville, OH $49,009

Cherry Fork, OH $50,057

Chesapeake, OH $47,563

Cheshire, OH $48,979

Coalton, OH $49,187

Creola, OH $49,505

Crown City, OH $48,102

Cynthiana, OH $49,574

Frankfort, OH $49,203

Franklin Furnace, OH $48,324

Friendship, OH $48,347

Gallipolis, OH $48,797

Hallsville, OH $49,109

Hamden, OH $49,283

Haverhill, OH $48,321

Ironton, OH $48,172

Jackson, OH $48,914

Jasper, OH $48,886

Kerr, OH $48,911

Kingston, OH $49,152

Kitts Hill, OH $47,917

Latham, OH $49,497

Londonderry, OH $49,108

Lucasville, OH $48,390

Lynx, OH $49,176

Mc Arthur, OH $49,422

Mc Dermott, OH $48,322

Minford, OH $48,369

New Plymouth, OH $49,389

Oak Hill, OH $48,566

Otway, OH $48,644

Patriot, OH $48,552

Pedro, OH $48,298

Peebles, OH $49,453

Piketon, OH $48,989

Portsmouth, OH $48,322

West Portsmouth, OH $48,339

Proctorville, OH $47,675

Rarden, OH $49,047

Ray, OH $49,217

Richmond Dale, OH $49,021

Rio Grande, OH $48,738

Rock Camp, OH $47,817

Scioto Furnace, OH $48,335

Scottown, OH $47,976

Seaman, OH $49,865

South Point, OH $47,683

South Salem, OH $49,305

South Webster, OH $48,405

Stockdale, OH $48,754

Stout, OH $48,492

Thurman, OH $48,782

Vinton, OH $49,063

Wakefield, OH $48,528

Waterloo, OH $48,432

Waverly, OH $48,997

Wellston, OH $49,240

West Union, OH $49,784

Wheelersburg, OH $48,306

Marion, OH $50,571

Belle Center, OH $49,923

Bellefontaine, OH $50,143

Caledonia, OH $50,400

Cardington, OH $51,088

Carey, OH $50,062

Chesterville, OH $50,977

De Graff, OH $50,126

East Liberty, OH $50,356

Edison, OH $50,511

Fulton, OH $51,114

Green Camp, OH $50,568

Harpster, OH $50,033

Huntsville, OH $50,055

Iberia, OH $50,399

Kenton, OH $50,037

Kirby, OH $50,211

Lakeview, OH $49,806

La Rue, OH $50,157

Lewistown, OH $50,013

Marengo, OH $51,247

Martel, OH $50,346

Middleburg, OH $50,358

Morral, OH $50,122

Mount Gilead, OH $50,553

Mount Victory, OH $50,079

New Bloomington, OH $50,223

Prospect, OH $50,773

Quincy, OH $50,140

Richwood, OH $50,649

Ridgeway, OH $49,984

Roundhead, OH $49,741

Rushsylvania, OH $50,136

Russells Point, OH $49,970

Shauck, OH $50,475

Sparta, OH $51,169

Upper Sandusky, OH $50,053

Waldo, OH $51,048

West Liberty, OH $50,142

West Mansfield, OH $50,324

Wharton, OH $50,027

Zanesfield, OH $50,242

Latty, OH $49,932

Leipsic, OH $49,981

Mc Comb, OH $50,143

Mc Guffey, OH $49,684

Maria Stein, OH $50,079

Melrose, OH $49,948

Mendon, OH $49,875

Middle Point, OH $49,809

Miller City, OH $49,905

Minster, OH $50,090

Montezuma, OH $50,200

Mount Blanchard, OH $50,087

Mount Cory, OH $49,725

New Bremen, OH $50,002

New Hampshire, OH $49,681

New Knoxville, OH $49,872

North Baltimore, OH $50,523

Oakwood, OH $49,966

Ohio City, OH $49,857

Ottawa, OH $49,712

Ottoville, OH $49,704

Pandora, OH $49,628

Paulding, OH $49,946

Payne, OH $49,860

Rawson, OH $49,750

Rockford, OH $49,960

Saint Henry, OH $50,076

Saint Johns, OH $49,669

Saint Marys, OH $49,823

Scott, OH $49,856

Spencerville, OH $49,653

Uniopolis, OH $49,536

Van Buren, OH $50,433

Vanlue, OH $50,049

Van Wert, OH $49,852

Vaughnsville, OH $49,466

Venedocia, OH $49,783

Wapakoneta, OH $49,647

Waynesfield, OH $49,573

Jefferson, OH $49,590

Williamstown, OH $49,879

Lees Creek, OH $50,311

Willshire, OH $49,860

Wren, OH $49,861

DECE Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For DECE roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 38% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, DECE positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view DECE as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a DECE

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$62,430	$30.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$59,829	$29.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$58,268	$28.0	12%
Financial Services	$58,268	$28.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$57,228	$28.0	10%

DECE Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a DECE's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$48,385

Average $52,025/year

$56,720

$4,032

Average $4,335/month

$4,727

$930

Average $1,000/week

$1,091

$23

Average $25/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,720	$4,727	$1,091	$27
Average	$52,025	$4,335	$1,000	$25
25th Percentile	$48,385	$4,032	$930	$23

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