Office Clerks, General Salary in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, office clerks, general earn a median $37,240 a year, well below the national median of $45,010 (−17%); the state ranks 43rd of 51 states by median. That is 18% less than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Missouri and Texas pay more (up to $53,550 in Colorado) and New Mexico, Arkansas and Kansas pay less (down to $32,370 in Kansas). Oklahoma employs 31,870 office clerks, general, 18.7 per 1,000 jobs, the 23rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.18 is close to the national share.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Office Clerks, General: 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	$10.56	$14.30	$17.90	$22.44	$27.88	$18.79	31,870	18.66	1.18
Oklahoma	Annual	$21,960	$29,750	$37,240	$46,680	$57,990	$39,080	31,870	18.66	1.18
United States	Hourly	$14.57	$17.48	$21.64	$26.11	$31.10	$22.32	2,464,940	–	–
United States	Annual	$30,310	$36,350	$45,010	$54,300	$64,680	$46,420	2,464,940	–	–

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: 23rd of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.18
Jobs per 1,000: 18.66

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 office clerks, general, 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	$19.41	$40,380	$24,050	$59,190	8,010	17.46	1.10
Oklahoma City, OK	$18.20	$37,850	$23,230	$59,570	12,360	18.25	1.15
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$17.84	$37,100	$25,270	$53,050	1,900	19.91	1.26
Enid, OK	$17.30	$35,990	$18,720	$51,280	440	18.76	1.18
Lawton, OK	$17.01	$35,370	$22,640	$50,940	1,090	25.41	1.60
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$17.39	$36,170	$19,830	$54,890	1,300	20.88	1.32
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$17.14	$35,640	$19,890	$57,350	2,520	21.38	1.35
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$16.61	$34,560	$19,560	$51,120	3,350	17.99	1.13
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$16.27	$33,840	$19,580	$53,220	1,880	19.29	1.22

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Oklahoma	$17.90	$37,240	31,870	1.18
Arkansas	$17.81	$37,050	29,940	1.45
Colorado	$25.75	$53,550	31,770	0.70
Kansas	$15.56	$32,370	2,130	0.09
Missouri	$20.37	$42,370	56,050	1.20
New Mexico	$17.85	$37,130	11,880	0.86
Texas	$18.75	$39,000	218,470	0.98

See the national page for Office Clerks, General (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.