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DMV Clerk / Driver License Examiner in Ohio

Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation lists 2 job classes for this work in the Ohio state pay plan: Driver License Examiner 1, Driver License Examiner 2 (Lead Worker).

$49,192 – $65,458
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$48,030
median pay in OH, all employers
9,550
workers in OH (SOC 43-4031)

Sources: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Ohio state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Ohio sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Driver License Examiner 1
Class 24331
Grade 28
$23.65 – $28.76 a hour
$49,192 – $59,821 a year
7 steps
  • Step 1: $23.65 a hour
  • Step 2: $24.27 a hour
  • Step 3: $24.88 a hour
  • Step 4: $25.61 a hour
  • Step 5: $26.54 a hour
  • Step 6: $27.56 a hour
  • Step 7: $28.76 a hour
Driver License Examiner 2 (Lead Worker)
Class 24333
Grade 29
$24.88 – $31.47 a hour
$51,750 – $65,458 a year
7 steps
  • Step 1: $24.88 a hour
  • Step 2: $25.61 a hour
  • Step 3: $26.54 a hour
  • Step 4: $27.56 a hour
  • Step 5: $28.76 a hour
  • Step 6: $30.10 a hour
  • Step 7: $31.47 a hour

Schedule: OCSEA Pay Range Schedule (Rates Effective July 2026). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation, Ohio State Classification Plan — Pay Range Booklet and Pay Range Schedules (rates effective July 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Ohio, all employers Sourced

Court, Municipal, and License Clerks (SOC 43-4031) in Ohio, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureOH
Workers9,550
10th percentile$34,450
Median$48,030
90th percentile$73,230
National median, government employers$48,880

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national DMV Clerk / Driver License Examiner page.

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