Oklahoma City, OK

Across all occupations in the Oklahoma City, OK metropolitan area, the median wage is $47,230 a year ($22.71 an hour) and the mean $60,330, May 2025. That median is −7% against the US median of $50,980 and +4% against Oklahoma's $45,600. BLS counts 677,680 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is family medicine physicians; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

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

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Oklahoma City, OK area, Oklahoma and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Oklahoma City, OK	Hourly	$12.90	$16.64	$22.71	$35.34	$50.22	$29.00	677,680
Oklahoma City, OK	Annual	$26,830	$34,600	$47,230	$73,500	$104,460	$60,330	677,680
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.

585 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 Oklahoma City, OK

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$481,870	$231.67	940
2	Physicians, Pathologists	$315,520	$151.69	60
3	Physicians, All Other	$307,800	$147.98	1,130
4	Psychiatrists	$285,900	$137.45	40
5	Pediatricians, General	$236,780	$113.84	140
6	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$216,570	$104.12	180
7	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$215,760	$103.73	**
8	Dentists, General	$196,740	$94.59	290
9	Chief Executives	$179,990	$86.53	970
10	Petroleum Engineers	$176,200	$84.71	700
11	Cardiologists	$161,160	$77.48	60
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,990	$76.92	990
13	Nurse Anesthetists	$156,830	$75.40	**
14	Commercial Pilots	$156,760	*	200
15	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$153,940	*	90
16	Psychologists, All Other	$150,400	$72.31	40
17	Air Traffic Controllers	$146,520	$70.44	130
18	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$142,720	*	30
19	Physician Assistants	$138,920	$66.79	1,020
20	Pharmacists	$138,120	$66.40	1,550

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 Oklahoma City, OK

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Oklahoma	22,970	33.90	1.37	$24,960
2	Retail Salespersons in Oklahoma	18,370	27.11	1.08	$30,160
3	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Oklahoma	18,320	27.04	1.42	$37,010
4	General and Operations Managers in Oklahoma	17,710	26.13	1.16	$97,110
5	Registered Nurses in Oklahoma	16,530	24.39	1.12	$82,920
6	Customer Service Representatives in Oklahoma	15,610	23.03	1.38	$39,330
7	Cashiers in Oklahoma	14,120	20.83	1.05	$28,680
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in Oklahoma	12,620	18.63	1.02	$35,120
9	Office Clerks, General in Oklahoma	12,360	18.25	1.15	$37,850
10	Waiters and Waitresses in Oklahoma	11,560	17.06	1.17	$18,200
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Oklahoma	10,170	15.01	1.13	$54,720
12	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Oklahoma	8,370	12.36	1.34	$63,310
13	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Oklahoma	8,020	11.84	0.83	$31,960
14	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Oklahoma	7,760	11.46	1.46	$35,580
15	Cooks, Restaurant in Oklahoma	7,130	10.52	1.16	$36,130
16	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Oklahoma	7,070	10.43	0.95	$41,850
17	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Oklahoma	6,990	10.31	0.37	$28,050
18	Accountants and Auditors in Oklahoma	6,700	9.89	1.06	$77,280
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Oklahoma	6,480	9.57	0.97	$43,760
20	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Oklahoma	6,470	9.54	1.08	$47,150

Most concentrated occupations in Oklahoma City, 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	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	18.96	1,040	1.54	$55,160
2	Agricultural Engineers	17.04	110	0.16	$86,970
3	Petroleum Engineers	8.91	700	1.04	$176,200
4	Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians	6.68	200	0.30	$47,510
5	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	6.29	270	0.40	$76,480
6	Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	5.53	260	0.38	$62,370
7	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	5.49	3,310	4.88	$68,140
8	Order Clerks	5.25	1,720	2.54	$45,850
9	Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	4.84	910	1.34	$60,260
10	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	4.82	490	0.73	$119,990

Occupation groups in Oklahoma City, OK

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$103,710	$123,820	41,750	61.61	0.86
Architecture and Engineering	$94,970	$102,150	11,790	17.40	1.03
Computer and Mathematical	$83,730	$91,710	21,550	31.80	0.94
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$81,410	$97,710	47,970	70.79	1.12
Legal	$80,800	$102,830	7,110	10.49	1.25
Business and Financial Operations	$78,000	$83,660	44,740	66.01	0.97
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$75,810	$83,460	5,850	8.63	0.91
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$56,750	$59,100	32,560	48.05	1.23
Protective Service	$53,850	$60,410	15,070	22.24	0.92
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$51,970	$62,200	7,470	11.02	0.84
Construction and Extraction	$50,200	$56,710	32,390	47.80	1.16
Community and Social Service	$48,720	$54,640	10,350	15.28	0.89
Educational Instruction and Library	$48,720	$55,370	38,280	56.49	0.97
Production	$44,550	$48,360	26,160	38.61	0.70
Office and Administrative Support	$44,160	$46,760	85,890	126.75	1.11
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,620	$44,850	63,180	93.22	1.06
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$37,220	$41,840	690	1.01	0.36
Healthcare Support	$36,640	$38,200	24,130	35.61	0.70
Sales and Related	$35,300	$47,200	60,630	89.47	1.04
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$34,540	$35,090	19,020	28.07	0.96
Personal Care and Service	$28,910	$33,340	12,030	17.75	0.85
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$27,500	$29,910	69,060	101.91	1.16

Every occupation in Oklahoma, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 585 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 Oklahoma City, OK estimates (area 36420).

*: 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 Oklahoma City, 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.