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City of Cincinnati / Division Manager

Role across City of Cincinnati

Division Manager

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

55 people hold the Division Manager role across 42 departments in City of Cincinnati, with a median total compensation of $134,807. Among 4 jurisdictions where this role is reported, City of Cincinnati ranks #2 by median pay.

Employees
55
Median pay
$134,807
Departments
42
Cross-jurisdiction
#2 of 4

Compared with the local labor market

Division Manager pay vs. the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area

Across all employers in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, the median wage for Sales Managers — about 5,180 people — is $138,790. City of Cincinnati pays a median base salary of $134,807 for this role, 3% below that figureabout the 47th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where City of Cincinnati sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$77,210
$100,890
$138,790
$197,840
$267,180
City of Cincinnati median · $134,807

The bar is the range of annual wages for Sales Managers across every employer in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows City of Cincinnati’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Sales Managers — about 637,080 people — is $148,270. City of Cincinnati’s median base salary is 9% below that national figure, about the 43rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$73,170
$100,360
$148,270
$207,340
$290,540
City of Cincinnati median · $134,807

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at City of Cincinnati is $134,807, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare jurisdictions

Division Manager pay in other jurisdictions

Where Division Managers are paid most

Median total compensation for comparable Division Managerroles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within City of Cincinnati

Departments with this role

Largest City of Cincinnati departments for this role

Departments in City of Cincinnatiemploying the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.