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Ohio state government salary
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$99.7 billion[1] (2024 estimate) |
This page describes the compensation for state government officeholders in Ohio.
Legislator salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[2] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $71,099/year | No per diem is paid. |
State executive salaries
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
| Office and current official | Salary |
|---|---|
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Governor of Ohio Richard Michael DeWine |
$171,059 |
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Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Jim Tressel |
$186,867 |
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Attorney General of Ohio Dave Yost |
$126,360 |
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose |
$126,360 |
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Ohio Director of the Department of Youth Services Amy Ast |
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Ohio Director of Agriculture Brian Baldridge |
$154,502 |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 5 Mary Binegar |
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Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation Pamela Boratyn |
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Ohio State Board of Education Sara Carruthers |
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Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Annette Chambers-Smith |
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Ohio Public Utilities Commission Daniel R. Conway |
$155,002 |
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Ohio Director of the Department of Medicaid Maureen Corcoran |
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Director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services LeeAnne Cornyn |
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Ohio Superintendent of Industrial Compliance and Labor Robb Coventry |
$130,395 |
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Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Paul Craft |
$184,995 |
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Director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Stephen Dackin |
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Ohio Director of the Department of Job and Family Services Matthew Damschroder |
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Ohio State Board of Education Walt Davis |
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Ohio Public Utilities Commission Dennis Deters |
$155,002 |
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Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education Mike Duffey |
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Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber |
$126,360 |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 2 Teresa Fedor |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 6 Cathye Flory |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 11 Delores Ford |
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Ohio Public Utilities Commission Jenifer A. French |
$155,002 |
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Ohio Director of Insurance Judith French |
$166,046 |
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Ohio Public Utilities Commission Lawrence K. Friedeman |
$155,002 |
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Ohio State Board of Education Amy Fugate |
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Director of Ohio Lottery Michelle Gillcrist |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 9 John Hagan |
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Ohio Commissioner of the Department of Taxation Patricia Harris |
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Ohio Director of the Department of Developmental Disabilities Kim Hauck |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 4 Katie Hofmann |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 10 Tom Jackson |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 7 Rhonda Johnson |
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Ohio State Board of Education Lori Kershner |
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Ohio State Board of Education Paul LaRue |
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Ohio State Board of Education Mark Lamoncha |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 8 Karen Lloyd |
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Director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency John Logue |
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Ohio Director of the Department of Administrative Services Kathleen Madden |
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Ohio Administrator and CEO of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation Stephanie McCloud |
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Ohio Director of the Department of Aging Ursel McElroy |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 3 Charlotte McGuire |
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Ohio State Board of Education James Mermis |
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Ohio Director of Natural Resources Mary Mertz |
$185,016 |
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Ohio Director of the Department of Development Lydia Mihalik |
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Ohio Director of the Office of Budget and Management Kimberly Murnieks |
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Director of RecoveryOhio Erin Reed |
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Ohio State Board of Education District 1 Kristie Reighard |
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Ohio State Board of Education Gloria Rodgers |
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Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague |
$126,360 |
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Ohio Director of the Department of Health Bruce Vanderhoff |
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Director of the Ohio Department of Children and Youth Kara Wente |
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Ohio Public Utilities Commission John Williams |
$155,002 |
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Ohio Director of the Department of Public Safety Andy Wilson |
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Ohio Adjutant General Matthew Woodruff |
Judicial salaries
- See also: Ohio court salaries and budgets
| State court salary information | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court salary | Court of Appeals salary |
| Associates: $187,805[3] | Associates: $175,045[4] |
State profile
| Demographic data for Ohio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 11,605,090 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 40,861 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 82.4% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 12.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 3.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.1% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 26.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $49,429 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19.6% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Ohio. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Ohio
Ohio voted Republican in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, nine are located in Ohio, accounting for 4.37 percent of the total pivot counties.[5]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Ohio had eight Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 4.42 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
More Ohio coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Ohio
- United States congressional delegations from Ohio
- Public policy in Ohio
- Endorsers in Ohio
- Ohio fact checks
- More...
See also
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External links
- 2023 salary table from the Council of State Governments
- 2024 salary table from the National Conference of State Legislatures
- 2024 salary table from the National Center for State Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "2024 State Expenditure Report," accessed December 18, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ The salary of the chief judge may be higher than an associate judge.
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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