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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $46,700. BLS estimates approximately 1,960 people work in this occupation in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 3.9% below the national median ($48,570).

Median salary
$46,700
Average salary
$49,440
Median hourly
$22.45
Employment
1,960

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$35,370$17.00
25th percentile$38,010$18.28
Median (50th)$46,700$22.45
75th percentile$58,720$28.23
90th percentile$67,480$32.44

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.9% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 3% — Very reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
5.269
Location quotient
1.37

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH’s regional price level is below the national average (index 92.694, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $50,381 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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