Web Developers salary in Akron, OH

Median pay for web developers in Akron, OH: $80,320/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $55,150 – $132,420 · about 100 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($76,305) by +$4,015 (+5%).

What it's really worth in Akron

With Akron's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $80,320 has the buying power of about $86,436 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $68,647 · median home $241,251 · median rent $1,260/mo.

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How Akron ranks for this job

On raw pay, Akron, OH is 52nd of the 148 metros we hold web developers wages for. Once Akron's cost of living is applied, it ranks 43rd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Akron sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Akron

A median home in Akron, OH costs $241,251 — about 3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,260/mo works out at 19% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where web developers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Akron.

Metro	Median pay	vs Akron	Rent vs Akron
San Jose, CA	$157,390	+96%	2.9×
San Francisco, CA	$141,980	+77%	2.6×
Oxnard, CA	$125,280	+56%	2.4×
Vallejo, CA	$116,640	+45%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Akron	Rent vs Akron
Cleveland, OH	$88,000	+10%	1.2×
Columbus, OH	$83,160	+4%	1.2×
Cincinnati, OH	$78,800	−2%	1.3×
Toledo, OH	$68,290	−15%	1×

Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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