 Ohio was # 8 in the U.S. for personal income earned in 2005, at $ 373 billion. The average income for the top 5 % in the state was $ 174,026 in 2008. Over two decades, the bottom 20 % average income bracket increased 11.6 % to $ 18,337, while the middle 20 % increased by 8.9 % to $ 49,051.
