Tulsa, OK

Across all occupations in the Tulsa, OK metropolitan area, the median wage is $46,670 a year ($22.44 an hour) and the mean $59,070, May 2025. That median is −8% against the US median of $50,980 and +2% against Oklahoma's $45,600. BLS counts 458,730 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is general internal medicine physicians; the largest is fast food and counter workers.

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

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Tulsa, OK area, Oklahoma and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Tulsa, OK	Hourly	$13.20	$16.81	$22.44	$33.42	$49.84	$28.40	458,730
Tulsa, OK	Annual	$27,460	$34,970	$46,670	$69,520	$103,670	$59,070	458,730
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.

521 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 Tulsa, OK

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$377,580	$181.53	190
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$350,190	$168.36	540
3	Physicians, All Other	$259,220	$124.62	850
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$212,150	$101.99	230
5	Pediatricians, General	$208,040	$100.02	120
6	Dentists, General	$165,280	$79.46	390
7	Chief Executives	$162,260	$78.01	790
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$160,810	$77.31	770
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Oklahoma	$150,680	$72.44	1,060
10	Financial Managers in Oklahoma	$141,980	$68.26	1,950
11	Pharmacists	$140,820	$67.70	820
12	Sales Managers in Oklahoma	$140,040	$67.33	1,050
13	Managers, All Other in Oklahoma	$139,940	$67.28	280
14	Nurse Practitioners	$139,460	$67.05	1,090
15	Commercial Pilots	$137,490	*	150
16	Physician Assistants	$134,380	$64.61	350
17	Marketing Managers	$131,120	$63.04	480
18	Petroleum Engineers	$130,750	$62.86	370
19	Chemical Engineers	$127,360	$61.23	50
20	Fundraising Managers	$124,990	$60.09	50

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 Tulsa, OK

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Oklahoma	12,760	27.81	1.12	$26,460
2	Retail Salespersons in Oklahoma	12,110	26.40	1.05	$29,810
3	General and Operations Managers in Oklahoma	11,840	25.80	1.15	$96,150
4	Registered Nurses in Oklahoma	10,880	23.71	1.09	$84,790
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Oklahoma	9,990	21.78	1.15	$36,980
6	Customer Service Representatives in Oklahoma	9,800	21.37	1.28	$38,560
7	Cashiers in Oklahoma	9,770	21.30	1.07	$29,180
8	Stockers and Order Fillers in Oklahoma	9,400	20.50	1.12	$35,270
9	Office Clerks, General in Oklahoma	8,010	17.46	1.10	$40,380
10	Waiters and Waitresses in Oklahoma	7,460	16.27	1.11	$18,350
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Oklahoma	7,220	15.74	1.19	$58,790
12	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Oklahoma	5,800	12.65	1.40	$44,740
13	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Oklahoma	5,490	11.97	0.43	$28,140
14	Nursing Assistants in Oklahoma	5,420	11.82	1.27	$36,720
15	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Oklahoma	5,410	11.80	1.28	$62,390
16	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Oklahoma	5,140	11.21	0.79	$32,170
17	Accountants and Auditors in Oklahoma	5,110	11.14	1.20	$81,320
18	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Oklahoma	5,060	11.03	1.00	$40,700
19	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Oklahoma	4,670	10.18	1.29	$36,900
20	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	4,520	9.86	11.10	*

Most concentrated occupations in Tulsa, 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	Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13.31	180	0.40	$58,210
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	11.10	4,520	9.86	*
3	Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	9.63	270	0.59	$34,590
4	Gambling Cage Workers	7.38	310	0.69	*
5	Petroleum Engineers	6.91	370	0.80	$130,750
6	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	5.96	220	0.48	$56,160
7	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	5.79	570	1.24	$107,170
8	Gas Plant Operators	5.11	270	0.59	$78,550
9	Wellhead Pumpers	4.22	220	0.49	$64,500
10	New Accounts Clerks	4.16	450	0.99	$43,300

Occupation groups in Tulsa, OK

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$105,050	$125,370	27,170	59.24	0.83
Architecture and Engineering	$93,600	$97,030	7,780	16.96	1.01
Computer and Mathematical	$86,310	$92,920	10,150	22.13	0.65
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$81,110	$96,840	30,450	66.38	1.05
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$77,220	$84,210	2,680	5.85	0.62
Business and Financial Operations	$75,930	$82,300	25,620	55.85	0.82
Legal	$73,990	$98,390	3,320	7.24	0.86
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$59,430	$63,930	26,860	58.55	1.50
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$54,690	$61,480	4,230	9.21	0.70
Construction and Extraction	$49,030	$56,450	22,650	49.37	1.19
Community and Social Service	$47,700	$52,850	6,870	14.98	0.87
Production	$47,680	$51,760	36,210	78.93	1.43
Educational Instruction and Library	$46,930	$48,920	22,240	48.48	0.83
Protective Service	$46,360	$54,160	9,900	21.59	0.89
Office and Administrative Support	$44,000	$47,030	56,900	124.03	1.09
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,790	$44,400	41,660	90.82	1.03
Healthcare Support	$36,440	$37,620	18,480	40.28	0.79
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$36,270	$39,580	420	0.92	0.33
Sales and Related	$35,830	$48,140	42,190	91.97	1.07
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$34,830	$35,370	11,510	25.08	0.86
Personal Care and Service	$30,590	$35,500	8,140	17.75	0.85
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$28,070	$30,020	43,300	94.39	1.07

Every occupation in Oklahoma, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 521 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 Tulsa, OK estimates (area 46140).

*: Wage 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 Tulsa, 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.