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Government Auditor in Ohio

Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Classification & Compensation lists 5 job classes for this work in the Ohio state pay plan: Internal Auditor 1–3, Senior Internal Auditor, Nonexempt.

$59,821 – $105,373
state pay plan range, a year
5
classes in the state plan
$79,320
median pay in OH, all employers
50,440
workers in OH (SOC 13-2011)

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
Internal Auditor 1
Class 66411
Grade 31
$28.76 – $38.01 a hour
$59,821 – $79,061 a year
7 steps
  • Step 1: $28.76 a hour
  • Step 2: $30.10 a hour
  • Step 3: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 4: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 5: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 6: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 7: $38.01 a hour
Internal Auditor
Class 66483
Grade 32
$31.47 – $46.08 a hour
$65,458 – $95,846 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 2: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 3: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 4: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 5: $38.01 a hour
  • Step 6: $39.86 a hour
  • Step 7: $41.81 a hour
  • Step 8: $43.90 a hour
  • Step 9: $46.08 a hour
Internal Auditor 2
Class 66412
Grade 32
$31.47 – $46.08 a hour
$65,458 – $95,846 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $31.47 a hour
  • Step 2: $32.84 a hour
  • Step 3: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 4: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 5: $38.01 a hour
  • Step 6: $39.86 a hour
  • Step 7: $41.81 a hour
  • Step 8: $43.90 a hour
  • Step 9: $46.08 a hour
Internal Auditor 3
Class 66413
Grade 33
$34.53 – $50.66 a hour
$71,822 – $105,373 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 2: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 3: $38.01 a hour
  • Step 4: $39.86 a hour
  • Step 5: $41.81 a hour
  • Step 6: $43.90 a hour
  • Step 7: $46.00 a hour
  • Step 8: $48.28 a hour
  • Step 9: $50.66 a hour
Senior Internal Auditor, Nonexempt
Class 36482
Grade 33
$34.53 – $50.66 a hour
$71,822 – $105,373 a year
9 steps
  • Step 1: $34.53 a hour
  • Step 2: $36.20 a hour
  • Step 3: $38.01 a hour
  • Step 4: $39.86 a hour
  • Step 5: $41.81 a hour
  • Step 6: $43.90 a hour
  • Step 7: $46.00 a hour
  • Step 8: $48.28 a hour
  • Step 9: $50.66 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

Accountants and Auditors (SOC 13-2011) in Ohio, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureOH
Workers50,440
10th percentile$52,140
Median$79,320
90th percentile$131,400
National median, government employers$81,390

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.

Free practice tests for Ohio

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Government Auditor page.

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