Carpenters Salary in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, carpenters earn a median $46,910 a year, well below the national median of $60,580 (−23%); the state ranks 51st of 51 states by median. Carpenters earn 3% more than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Every neighbouring state pays more: Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas range from $47,760 in Arkansas to $62,830 in Colorado. Oklahoma employs 3,820 carpenters, 2.24 per 1,000 jobs, the 40th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.52 means it is less common in Oklahoma than nationally.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Carpenters: 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	$16.67	$19.37	$22.55	$25.72	$31.22	$23.85	3,820	2.24	0.52
Oklahoma	Annual	$34,670	$40,280	$46,910	$53,510	$64,940	$49,610	3,820	2.24	0.52
United States	Hourly	$19.43	$23.32	$29.12	$36.94	$48.03	$31.55	670,090	–	–
United States	Annual	$40,410	$48,510	$60,580	$76,830	$99,910	$65,630	670,090	–	–

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: 51st of 51 states
Rank by employment: 40th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.52
Jobs per 1,000: 2.24

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

4 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Oklahoma publish a row for carpenters, 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
Lawton, OK	$24.23	$50,400	$35,460	$124,130	80	1.93	0.45
Oklahoma City, OK	$23.53	$48,940	$36,260	$74,880	1,420	2.10	0.49
Tulsa, OK	$22.51	$46,810	$37,770	$60,350	1,320	2.87	0.67
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$20.39	$42,420	$33,760	$62,500	240	2.46	0.57
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$22.64	$47,090	$34,670	$69,280	290	1.56	0.36
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$20.88	$43,430	$30,610	$57,990	80	1.27	0.30
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$20.43	$42,490	$30,620	$58,600	250	2.10	0.49
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$19.94	$41,470	$34,120	$57,340	160	1.69	0.39

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Oklahoma	$22.55	$46,910	3,820	0.52
Arkansas	$22.96	$47,760	4,030	0.72
Colorado	$30.21	$62,830	12,740	1.03
Kansas	$27.39	$56,960	5,210	0.84
Missouri	$29.25	$60,840	14,410	1.14
New Mexico	$28.71	$59,720	3,630	0.97
Texas	$23.51	$48,900	33,540	0.55

See the national page for Carpenters (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.