Lawton, OK

Across all occupations in the Lawton, OK metropolitan area, the median wage is $42,090 a year ($20.24 an hour) and the mean $52,190, May 2025. That median is −17% against the US median of $50,980 and −8% against Oklahoma's $45,600. BLS counts 42,810 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is family medicine physicians; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Lawton, OK vs Oklahoma and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Lawton, OK area, Oklahoma and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Lawton, OK	Hourly	$11.49	$14.68	$20.24	$29.44	$44.02	$25.09	42,810
Lawton, OK	Annual	$23,910	$30,530	$42,090	$61,240	$91,560	$52,190	42,810
Oklahoma	Hourly	$12.43	$15.74	$21.92	$31.73	$48.41	$27.38	1,707,680
Oklahoma	Annual	$25,850	$32,740	$45,600	$66,000	$100,690	$56,950	1,707,680
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

213 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Oklahoma. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Lawton, OK

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$448,460	$215.60	80
2	Physicians, All Other	$254,300	$122.26	80
3	Pharmacists	$137,540	$66.12	110
4	Chief Executives	$137,500	$66.11	30
5	Nurse Practitioners	$132,940	$63.91	70
6	Physician Assistants	$132,220	$63.57	30
7	Industrial Production Managers	$125,510	$60.34	**
8	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Oklahoma	$124,340	$59.78	320
9	Financial Managers in Oklahoma	$116,340	$55.94	100
10	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$115,090	$55.33	**
11	Sales Managers in Oklahoma	$109,340	$52.57	40
12	Software Developers in Oklahoma	$107,240	$51.56	80
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,330	$51.12	210
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Oklahoma	$104,990	$50.48	60
15	Administrative Services Managers	$100,760	$48.44	30
16	Speech-Language Pathologists	$100,420	$48.28	40
17	Occupational Therapists	$98,940	$47.57	30
18	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$98,840	$47.52	40
19	Physical Therapists	$98,590	$47.40	60
20	Computer Occupations, All Other	$96,890	$46.58	150

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Lawton, OK

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in Oklahoma	1,370	32.04	1.28	$28,150
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Oklahoma	1,310	30.53	1.23	$22,430
3	Cashiers in Oklahoma	1,120	26.05	1.31	$27,250
4	Office Clerks, General in Oklahoma	1,090	25.41	1.60	$35,370
5	Registered Nurses in Oklahoma	990	23.24	1.07	$80,570
6	General and Operations Managers in Oklahoma	970	22.67	1.01	$77,840
7	Stockers and Order Fillers in Oklahoma	900	20.98	1.15	$34,560
8	Customer Service Representatives in Oklahoma	840	19.56	1.17	$35,080
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Oklahoma	750	17.48	1.23	$30,290
10	Waiters and Waitresses in Oklahoma	700	16.36	1.12	$17,150
11	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	610	14.17	4.99	$37,450
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Oklahoma	570	13.21	1.20	$37,240
13	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Oklahoma	520	12.13	1.54	$34,580
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Oklahoma	510	11.83	1.20	$43,550
15	Nursing Assistants in Oklahoma	490	11.54	1.24	$35,190
16	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Oklahoma	460	10.86	1.19	$28,700
16	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Oklahoma	460	10.81	0.57	$36,170
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Oklahoma	450	10.62	1.19	$47,330
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Oklahoma	450	10.61	1.15	$54,510
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Oklahoma	430	10.11	1.40	$43,900

Most concentrated occupations in Lawton, OK

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	42.39	110	2.60	$32,080
2	Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	17.43	100	2.41	$30,620
3	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	9.30	290	6.81	$81,330
4	Gambling Dealers	6.10	140	3.29	$30,010
5	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	4.99	610	14.17	$37,450
6	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	3.95	170	3.92	$76,960
7	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	2.78	120	2.85	$37,640
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	2.61	130	2.96	$61,100
9	Tellers	2.53	230	5.35	$34,950
10	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	2.49	280	6.57	$72,980

Occupation groups in Lawton, OK

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Architecture and Engineering	$90,300	$96,770	380	8.81	0.52
Management	$85,770	$101,410	2,080	48.49	0.68
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$80,140	$80,930	290	6.73	0.71
Computer and Mathematical	$79,160	$83,370	750	17.52	0.52
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$75,590	$87,180	3,230	75.41	1.19
Business and Financial Operations	$73,920	$77,730	2,170	50.60	0.75
Legal	$60,580	$70,690	150	3.40	0.41
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$50,950	$56,380	2,500	58.45	1.49
Educational Instruction and Library	$48,010	$51,530	2,970	69.44	1.19
Community and Social Service	$47,520	$54,280	700	16.38	0.95
Construction and Extraction	$46,660	$51,720	1,750	40.88	0.99
Protective Service	$43,540	$49,250	1,520	35.56	1.46
Production	$42,320	$48,180	2,660	62.07	1.13
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$42,050	$53,520	280	6.48	0.49
Office and Administrative Support	$38,090	$41,760	5,650	132.09	1.16
Transportation and Material Moving	$36,860	$40,080	2,940	68.76	0.78
Healthcare Support	$35,190	$38,120	1,460	34.12	0.67
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$31,120	$33,450	1,450	33.80	1.16
Personal Care and Service	$30,610	$35,320	980	23.01	1.10
Sales and Related	$30,170	$41,630	4,060	94.94	1.10
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$26,790	$28,470	4,820	112.58	1.28
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	–	–	–	–	–

Every occupation in Oklahoma, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 213 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Lawton, OK estimates (area 30020).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Lawton, OK area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.