Nursing Assistants Salary in Oklahoma

Nursing Assistants in Oklahoma have a median of $35,930 a year, below the national $42,260 (−15%); the state ranks 47th of 51 states by median. That is 21% less than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri and Texas pay more (up to $47,380 in Colorado) and Arkansas pays less (down to $34,430 in Arkansas). Oklahoma employs 19,410 nursing assistants, 11.4 per 1,000 jobs, the 30th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.22 means the occupation is more concentrated in Oklahoma than nationally.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Nursing Assistants: 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	$14.24	$15.82	$17.27	$18.39	$20.61	$17.27	19,410	11.37	1.22
Oklahoma	Annual	$29,630	$32,900	$35,930	$38,250	$42,870	$35,920	19,410	11.37	1.22
United States	Hourly	$16.32	$17.91	$20.32	$22.70	$24.99	$20.53	1,448,910	–	–
United States	Annual	$33,940	$37,260	$42,260	$47,220	$51,980	$42,700	1,448,910	–	–

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: 47th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 30th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.22
Jobs per 1,000: 11.37

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 nursing assistants, 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	$17.65	$36,720	$31,740	$43,480	5,420	11.82	1.27
Oklahoma City, OK	$17.58	$36,560	$31,710	$43,430	6,150	9.07	0.97
Lawton, OK	$16.92	$35,190	$29,470	$49,920	490	11.54	1.24
Enid, OK	$16.47	$34,250	$29,990	$38,000	270	11.45	1.23
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$15.39	$32,020	$25,040	$36,960	1,580	16.52	1.77
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$16.76	$34,870	$28,780	$41,600	2,380	12.77	1.37
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$16.63	$34,590	$29,650	$40,620	1,840	15.58	1.67
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$16.48	$34,290	$28,640	$40,200	840	8.59	0.92
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$14.82	$30,820	$25,050	$37,960	1,380	22.19	2.38

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Oklahoma	$17.27	$35,930	19,410	1.22
Arkansas	$16.55	$34,430	17,260	1.42
Colorado	$22.78	$47,380	22,240	0.83
Kansas	$18.27	$38,010	24,610	1.84
Missouri	$18.11	$37,680	34,050	1.24
New Mexico	$18.94	$39,390	4,750	0.59
Texas	$18.03	$37,500	88,680	0.68

See the national page for Nursing Assistants (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.