Dermatologist Salary in Ohio 2026:
$373,640 Median

The published Ohio figure is $373,640 a year, or $179.64 an hour, per BLS OEWS May 2025, with a band from $67,020 at the 10th percentile to $426,530 at the 90th. That is 13.7% above the national median of $328,730. The SOC match is exact, 29-1213, but the extremely low tenth percentile indicates residents in training and part-time practice sharing the row with full-time attendings.

Toledo, at $460,070, far above the statewide $373,640, with Cincinnati publishing $266,290. In a specialty with heavy private-practice ownership and procedural income, a handful of high-volume practices can move a small metro's median substantially, and Toledo is a market where dermatology supply is thin relative to demand — the classic condition for a recruitment premium.

No. The State Medical Board of Ohio issues one physician licence covering all practice, with biennial renewal and continuing medical education. Dermatology is defined by residency and by board certification through the American Board of Dermatology, and Mohs micrographic surgery, dermatopathology and cosmetic practice are matters of fellowship training and credentialling rather than state permission. The state records none of it.

Because the row averages incompatible populations. The $67,020 tenth percentile is not a wage any practising dermatologist in Ohio is offered — it reflects residents in training and part-time or partial-year practice appearing on the same SOC row. The jump to $210,530 at the twenty-fifth percentile and $373,640 at the median is the transition to full-time attending practice, and the $381,260 seventy-fifth and $426,530 ninetieth percentiles describe procedural volume, Mohs surgery and practice ownership.

From the top half. The $381,260 seventy-fifth percentile is the appropriate reference for a board-certified dermatologist with an established panel and procedural volume, and the $426,530 ninetieth for Mohs surgery, ownership or departmental leadership. Quoting the $373,640 median concedes ground to a figure diluted by trainees and part-time practice. Toledo's $460,070 is worth citing where geography is negotiable, and Ohio's flat 2.75% income tax is worth quantifying in any comparison against a higher-tax state.

OEWS suppresses estimates where the sample or disclosure rules require it, and dermatology is a small enough occupation that state employment counts are frequently withheld. The wage estimates for Ohio are published and are what this page reports; the employment count and therefore any location quotient are not. That has one direct consequence for the outlook section: because no state employment share can be computed, the openings figure quoted here is the national one rather than a pro-rated Ohio figure, and it should be read as a statement about the national market. It also means no claim about how many dermatologists Ohio has can be responsibly made from this dataset.

Procedure mix and ownership, far more than geography or seniority. Medical dermatology — acne, psoriasis, eczema, skin cancer screening — is reimbursed at rates that support a solid practice but not the top of this band. Surgical dermatology, particularly Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer, is both highly reimbursed and skill-constrained by fellowship training. Cosmetic dermatology adds a cash-pay revenue stream with no insurance intermediary at all. Layer practice ownership or partnership on top and the compensation compounds. That stack is what separates the $373,640 median from the $426,530 ninetieth percentile, and none of it is recorded by the State Medical Board of Ohio.

Because dermatology supply is nationally constrained and geographically lumpy. Residency capacity has not expanded to meet demand, waiting times for medical dermatology run to months in much of the country, and newly trained dermatologists cluster in large metros for lifestyle and cosmetic-market reasons. A practice or health system in a smaller market such as Toledo is therefore competing against the entire country for a physician who has no other reason to move there, and pays accordingly — which is exactly what a $460,070 metro figure against a statewide $373,640 looks like. The same dynamic is why Cincinnati's $266,290 is lower: larger markets attract more supply and pay less to secure it.