Light Truck Drivers Salary in Oklahoma

Light Truck Drivers in Oklahoma have a median of $39,840 a year, below the national $44,860 (−11%); the state ranks 45th of 51 states by median. That is 13% less than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, Texas and New Mexico pay more (up to $48,410 in Colorado) and Arkansas pays less (down to $37,080 in Arkansas). Oklahoma employs 10,020 light truck drivers, 5.87 per 1,000 jobs, the 29th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.93 is close to the national share.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Light Truck Drivers: 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	$12.00	$14.75	$19.15	$23.60	$44.12	$21.76	10,020	5.87	0.93
Oklahoma	Annual	$24,960	$30,690	$39,840	$49,080	$91,780	$45,250	10,020	5.87	0.93
United States	Hourly	$14.81	$17.92	$21.57	$25.15	$38.61	$23.45	983,300	–	–
United States	Annual	$30,800	$37,270	$44,860	$52,310	$80,310	$48,770	983,300	–	–

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: 0.93
Jobs per 1,000: 5.87

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 light truck drivers, 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
Oklahoma City, OK	$19.29	$40,130	$26,360	$91,780	4,410	6.50	1.03
Tulsa, OK	$19.18	$39,890	$24,270	$93,800	2,940	6.42	1.01
Lawton, OK	$18.16	$37,780	$24,980	$93,830	200	4.60	0.73
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$17.10	$35,560	$25,770	$72,880	680	7.09	1.12
Enid, OK	$16.99	$35,340	$23,660	$78,180	180	7.66	1.21
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$20.13	$41,860	$23,380	$91,700	280	4.55	0.72
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$18.48	$38,440	$23,480	$72,800	420	4.33	0.68
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$18.06	$37,570	$24,260	$91,710	760	4.06	0.64
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$14.73	$30,640	$23,390	$52,010	530	4.54	0.72

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Oklahoma	$19.15	$39,840	10,020	0.93
Arkansas	$17.83	$37,080	9,340	1.13
Colorado	$23.28	$48,410	15,810	0.87
Kansas	$21.03	$43,730	9,140	1.01
Missouri	$21.88	$45,500	16,210	0.87
New Mexico	$20.37	$42,360	4,220	0.77
Texas	$20.43	$42,500	78,540	0.88

See the national page for Light Truck Drivers (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.