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Dayton, OH MSA labor market reports

Free archive of WageScape reports for Dayton, OH MSA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — Dayton finance pay softens as hiring run stalls.

Finance

  • October 2026 — Dayton finance pay softens as hiring run stalls.
  • September 2026 — Dayton finance pay splits: Controllers surge, mid-tier roles soften.
  • August 2026 — Dayton Finance pay climbs as talent pool quietly shrinks.

Human Resources

  • October 2026 — Dayton's jobs plateau, but compensation roles keep climbing.
  • September 2026 — Dayton's 3.0% jobless rate hides a hiring slowdown, not strength.
  • August 2026 — Dayton hiring cools as labor supply — not demand — tightens.

Information Technology

  • October 2026 — Dayton infrastructure pay converges with national rates as technician gap widens
  • September 2026 — Dayton's tight labor market hides a widening IT pay split.

Life Sciences

  • October 2026 — Dayton's scientist pay premium masks a thinning specialist bench.
  • September 2026 — Dayton regulatory pay surges as market tightens to 3.0%.

General Market Conditions

  • October 2026 — Dayton tops 400,000 jobs, then stalls as Ohio's labor pool shrinks.
  • September 2026 — Dayton's 3.0% jobless rate signals tight supply, not growth.

Restaurant Industry

  • October 2026 — Dayton restaurant pay splits: servers gain, cooks fall behind nation.
  • September 2026 — Dayton's tight labor market meets a widening pay floor in 2027.
  • August 2026 — Dayton restaurant pay splits: servers gain, managers and cooks fall behind.