From 2019 to 2021, employers increased median pay for eight of the 10 most common jobs in the Dayton area. But Policy Matters Ohio says in 2021, four of the Dayton area’s 10 most common occupations paid so little that a worker with a family of three would need food aid to get by.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) Survey, May 2000, May 2019, and May 2021. Estimates, available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm, accessed April 12, 2022. Largest detail occupations in Dayton MSA by employment. 2000 Dayton MSA included Springfield. Median annual earnings shown as a share of the poverty threshold for a family of three in 2021 ($21,960). The gross monthly income threshold for food assistance is 130% of poverty ($28,548) or less. All wages are adjusted for inflation using May 2021 dollars.