Lawyers Salary in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, lawyers earn a median $103,060 a year, well below the national median of $159,670 (−35%); the state ranks 45th of 51 states by median. Lawyers earn 2.3 times the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Texas, Missouri, New Mexico and Kansas pay more (up to $168,520 in Colorado) and Arkansas pays less (down to $98,880 in Arkansas). Oklahoma employs 6,980 lawyers, 4.09 per 1,000 jobs, the 29th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.84 is close to the national share.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Lawyers: 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	$27.86	$36.03	$49.55	$67.13	$99.68	$59.01	6,980	4.09	0.84
Oklahoma	Annual	$57,950	$74,950	$103,060	$139,630	$207,340	$122,750	6,980	4.09	0.84
United States	Hourly	$37.67	$49.51	$76.76	$106.43	$169.04	$89.35	754,500	–	–
United States	Annual	$78,360	$102,990	$159,670	$221,370	$351,600	$185,840	754,500	–	–

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: 45th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 29th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.84
Jobs per 1,000: 4.09

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 lawyers, 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	$52.03	$108,220	$47,350	$217,680	1,820	3.97	0.82
Oklahoma City, OK	$49.76	$103,490	$59,210	$206,260	4,310	6.36	1.31
Lawton, OK	$44.23	$92,000	$58,410	$132,830	60	1.45	0.30
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$42.36	$88,100	$46,140	$157,730	170	1.79	0.37
Enid, OK	$42.30	$87,980	$56,840	$172,690	80	3.46	0.71
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$50.36	$104,750	$57,020	$185,970	170	1.47	0.30
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$48.02	$99,880	$59,130	$203,110	200	1.08	0.22
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$46.63	$96,990	$59,680	$189,510	120	1.27	0.26
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$44.23	$92,000	$52,450	$127,060	130	2.02	0.42

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Oklahoma	$49.55	$103,060	6,980	0.84
Arkansas	$47.54	$98,880	3,430	0.54
Colorado	$81.02	$168,520	16,720	1.20
Kansas	$51.28	$106,650	4,190	0.60
Missouri	$64.16	$133,450	11,560	0.81
New Mexico	$57.54	$119,680	3,380	0.80
Texas	$74.13	$154,200	56,580	0.83

See the national page for Lawyers (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.