Jobs in Cleveland, OH: pay, hiring and remote work
In Cleveland, 30.4% of the 412 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $114,500 a year. 5.8% are remote, 18% are entry level, and 31.8% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $109,500 posted salary in the Cleveland area buys about what $116,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 6% below the national average.
Housing costs run 21% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($50,000) is worth $53,500 in average-US dollars, 31st of 99 metro areas.
16.9% of postings are entry-level, 19th of 99 metro areas.
24.4% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 24 days), 72nd highest of 99 metro areas.
Cleveland compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
412open postings from 125 employers
30.4%list a pay range (#32 of 71 published cities)
$114,500median posted pay (middle half: $87,500 to $154,500), from 103 postings with pay
5.8%remote, 0.5% hybrid
30 daysmedian time a posting has been open; 31.8% over 60 days
$50,000official median wage for all jobs in the metro area (BLS)
18%entry-level postings
OH has no statewide law requiring a pay range in job postings.
Among 80 application forms we read: 40% ask applicants for a salary expectation, 63.8% ask about visa sponsorship, 42.5% include the equal-opportunity section, and 8.8% carry an AI-use notice. Question wording only; no applicant answers are ever collected.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Cleveland, OH area run 6% below the national average, and housing runs 21% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $50,000, which is worth $53,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $109,500 is worth $116,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Postings that list several cities count in each one. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Cleveland. Methodology · All cities (CSV)
