Highest-paying business jobs in Cincinnati

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Cincinnati

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#25. Tax preparers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $46,670
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#24. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $52,190
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#23. Training and development specialists

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $53,380
- #412 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,580

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#22. Credit counselors

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $58,200
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,430
- Employment: 31,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
--- Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)

#21. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $60,250
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,140

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

#20. Fundraisers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $61,340
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#19. Human resources specialists

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $65,030
- #161 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,040

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#18. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $65,470
- #272 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,460

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#17. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $65,900
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 760

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#16. Labor relations specialists

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $67,730
- #116 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

#15. Cost estimators

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $73,140
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,570

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#14. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $73,320
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,680

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#13. Loan officers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $73,340
- #262 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,760

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#12. Compliance officers

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $74,130
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,260

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#11. Insurance underwriters

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $75,290
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,110

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

#10. Financial examiners

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $77,120
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,180
- Employment: 60,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($128,280)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,590)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,070)

#9. Credit analysts

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $77,480
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

#8. Budget analysts

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $77,650
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

#7. Logisticians

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $78,210
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,340

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#6. Accountants and auditors

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $79,250
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 9,250

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#5. Financial and investment analysts

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $83,330
- #195 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,970

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#4. Financial risk specialists

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $86,230
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

#3. Project management specialists

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $90,080
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,450

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#2. Management analysts

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $93,470
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,430

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#1. Personal financial advisors

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- Annual mean salary: $130,930
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,030

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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