Bartenders Salary in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, bartenders earn a median $24,790 a year, well below the national median of $34,340 (−28%); the state ranks 43rd of 51 states by median. That is 46% less than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, New Mexico, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas pay more (up to $38,170 in Colorado) and Texas pays less (down to $22,690 in Texas). Oklahoma employs 5,860 bartenders, 3.43 per 1,000 jobs, the 32nd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.70 means it is less common in Oklahoma than nationally.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Bartenders: 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	$7.80	$8.50	$11.92	$17.32	$23.10	$14.07	5,860	3.43	0.70
Oklahoma	Annual	$16,230	$17,680	$24,790	$36,020	$48,050	$29,260	5,860	3.43	0.70
United States	Hourly	$9.67	$13.17	$16.51	$22.87	$35.47	$19.61	756,390	–	–
United States	Annual	$20,110	$27,400	$34,340	$47,570	$73,770	$40,790	756,390	–	–

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: 43rd of 51 states
Rank by employment: 32nd of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.70
Jobs per 1,000: 3.43

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 bartenders, 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
Enid, OK	$13.32	$27,700	$15,390	$57,100	80	3.54	0.73
Tulsa, OK	$13.20	$27,450	$16,250	$47,940	1,710	3.73	0.77
Oklahoma City, OK	$11.92	$24,790	$17,260	$59,970	2,530	3.74	0.77
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$11.46	$23,830	$22,880	$58,250	200	2.06	0.42
Lawton, OK	$10.21	$21,230	$15,180	$53,560	140	3.21	0.66
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$10.90	$22,670	$15,880	$46,160	300	3.05	0.63
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$10.75	$22,360	$16,620	$44,420	110	1.77	0.36
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$10.43	$21,690	$15,080	$47,840	610	3.30	0.68
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$9.99	$20,780	$15,700	$37,610	270	2.27	0.47

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Oklahoma	$11.92	$24,790	5,860	0.70
Arkansas	$12.06	$25,090	3,020	0.48
Colorado	$18.35	$38,170	17,000	1.22
Kansas	$13.43	$27,940	5,430	0.78
Missouri	$14.47	$30,090	14,410	1.01
New Mexico	$17.78	$36,980	3,790	0.89
Texas	$10.91	$22,690	59,000	0.86

See the national page for Bartenders (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.