Accountants and Auditors Salary in Oklahoma

Accountants and Auditors in Oklahoma have a median of $79,370 a year, below the national $83,680 (−5%); the state ranks 25th of 51 states by median. Accountants and Auditors earn 74% more than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado and Texas pay more (up to $97,030 in Colorado) and Kansas, New Mexico, Missouri and Arkansas pay less (down to $66,330 in Arkansas). Oklahoma employs 16,720 accountants and auditors, 9.79 per 1,000 jobs, the 25th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.05 is close to the national share.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Accountants and Auditors: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Oklahoma and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Oklahoma	Hourly	$22.92	$28.84	$38.16	$50.11	$74.75	$43.92	16,720	9.79	1.05
Oklahoma	Annual	$47,670	$59,990	$79,370	$104,240	$155,480	$91,350	16,720	9.79	1.05
United States	Hourly	$26.93	$32.22	$40.23	$52.80	$69.27	$45.56	1,449,500	–	–
United States	Annual	$56,020	$67,020	$83,680	$109,810	$144,090	$94,750	1,449,500	–	–

Oklahoma annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 25th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 25th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.05
Jobs per 1,000: 9.79

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Oklahoma's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Oklahoma

5 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Oklahoma publish a row for accountants and auditors, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Tulsa, OK	$39.09	$81,320	$50,710	$132,990	5,110	11.14	1.20
Oklahoma City, OK	$37.16	$77,280	$48,330	$131,160	6,700	9.89	1.06
Lawton, OK	$34.39	$71,520	$44,060	$110,100	280	6.64	0.71
Enid, OK	$33.04	$68,710	$44,050	$128,680	160	6.71	0.72
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$30.29	$62,990	$44,920	$108,330	520	5.47	0.59
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$40.38	$83,990	$47,010	$161,100	1,060	8.99	0.96
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$35.65	$74,140	$42,340	$132,140	460	7.37	0.79
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$34.39	$71,520	$44,440	$121,070	670	6.87	0.74
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$31.08	$64,640	$41,930	$116,230	1,160	6.22	0.67

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Oklahoma	$38.16	$79,370	16,720	1.05
Arkansas	$31.89	$66,330	7,870	0.65
Colorado	$46.65	$97,030	35,410	1.32
Kansas	$37.98	$79,000	13,610	1.02
Missouri	$36.82	$76,590	28,000	1.02
New Mexico	$37.78	$78,580	6,300	0.78
Texas	$38.91	$80,920	116,470	0.89

See the national page for Accountants and Auditors (every state ranked) and the Oklahoma wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Oklahoma estimates.

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.