Low labor costs provide companies located here with a competitive edge. The table below lists the median hourly wages for selected occupations. Our
Starting Wages and Benefits survey also details starting wage rates for the Youngstown-Warren area.
| Median Hourly Wages for Selected Occupations |
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| Occupational Title |
YW MSA |
OH |
US |
| Accountants and Auditors |
$25.99 |
$28.66 |
$30.22 |
| Computer Programmers |
24.37 |
31.51 |
34.92 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software |
33.58 |
40.48 |
46.44 |
| Electrical Engineers |
32.00 |
35.82 |
41.31 |
| Human Resources Managers |
41.14 |
47.09 |
47.66 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
25.61 |
29.99 |
34.12 |
| Office |
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| Computer Operators |
15.46 |
18.33 |
18.26 |
| Computer Support Specialists |
17.11 |
20.78 |
22.91 |
| Customer Service Representatives |
12.98 |
14.42 |
14.72 |
| Data Entry Keyers |
12.50 |
13.51 |
13.32 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
10.44 |
11.37 |
12.35 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing |
22.43 |
23.72 |
25.74 |
| Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
13.27 |
14.89 |
21.91 |
| Telemarketers |
9.56 |
9.80 |
10.83 |
| Manufacturing/Distribution |
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| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators-Metal/Plastic |
17.55 |
17.24 |
16.93 |
| Electronic and Electrical Equipment Assemblers |
13.51 |
13.15 |
15.26 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers |
9.8 |
10.81 |
11.42 |
| Machinists |
16.84 |
17.92 |
18.86 |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators |
14.96 |
15.69 |
15.97 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
16.19 |
16.7 |
17.27 |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, May 2011. |
source: National Compensation Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2011.
For more information, see the full Occupation Estimates Survey report.