Jobs in the Akron, OH area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Akron, OH metro area has 143 open job postings from 51 employers in our data. 12.8% list a pay range, the median posted pay is – a year, 1.4% are remote and 17.5% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
17.5% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 24 days), 94th highest of 99 metro areas.
12.8% of open job postings list a pay range, 82nd of 99 metro areas.
Housing costs run 23% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
18.2% of postings are entry-level, 13th of 99 metro areas.
1.4% of postings are remote, 80th highest of 99 metro areas.
Akron compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
143open postings from 51 employers
12.8%list a pay range
–median posted pay
1.4%remote
3.7%unemployment rate, 2026-08 (BLS)
$49,000official median wage for all jobs, May 2025 (BLS)
18.2%entry-level postings
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.7% in 2026-08 (4.6% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Ohio, employers had 287,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 4.8% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 2.3% above its February 2020 level and 2.8% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
Place
Postings
Employers
Pay listed
Median posted pay
Akron, OH
67
30
n/a
–
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Retail & E-commerce
46
Healthcare & Life Sciences
22
Manufacturing & Industrial
19
Education
19
Employers with the most openings
Uakron: 19 postings
Meijer: 12 postings
Carvana: 9 postings
Blueskytelepsych: 9 postings
Boxlunch: 8 postings
Federal government hiring
19 federal job announcements open to the public list Akron, OH, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $112,500. Agencies hiring most: Federal Aviation Administration (15), Veterans Health Administration (3), U.S. Marshals Service (1). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Akron, OH area run 7% below the national average, and housing runs 23% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $49,000, which is worth $52,500 in average-US dollars.
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)
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)
