Project Management Specialists Salary in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, project management specialists earn a median $86,240 a year, well below the national median of $102,320 (−16%); the state ranks 42nd of 51 states by median. Project Management Specialists earn 89% more than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Texas and Missouri pay more (up to $110,050 in Colorado) and Arkansas pays less (down to $77,170 in Arkansas). Oklahoma employs 11,220 project management specialists, 6.57 per 1,000 jobs, the 26th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.96 is close to the national share.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Project Management Specialists: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Oklahoma and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
OklahomaHourly$25.96$32.12$41.46$56.02$68.73$45.3911,2206.570.96
Annual$53,990$66,810$86,240$116,520$142,950$94,400
United StatesHourly$29.61$37.71$49.19$63.99$80.76$53.241,066,670––
Annual$61,580$78,440$102,320$133,100$167,970$110,740
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $53,990$53,99025th25th: $66,810$66,810MedianMedian: $86,240$86,24075th75th: $116,520$116,52090th90th: $142,950$142,950US median
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
42nd of 51 states
Rank by employment
26th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.96
Jobs per 1,000
6.57

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 project management specialists, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Enid, OK$46.97$97,700$55,220$133,230903.680.54
Tulsa, OK$44.83$93,240$55,890$136,0103,2507.091.03
Oklahoma City, OK$41.06$85,400$57,200$153,9705,6908.391.22
Lawton, OK$39.29$81,720$47,880$131,2001403.300.48
Fort Smith, AR-OK$36.05$74,990$46,710$123,6502902.990.44
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$46.15$95,990$53,140$138,0002303.700.54
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$43.55$90,590$60,730$143,6904804.940.72
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$35.76$74,390$47,930$122,9005803.100.45
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$34.90$72,590$49,410$119,7004403.750.55

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Oklahoma$41.46$86,24011,2200.96
Arkansas$37.10$77,1705,5100.62
Colorado$52.91$110,05032,3901.64
Kansas$48.08$100,0106,0300.61
Missouri$45.51$94,66021,4601.07
New Mexico$51.43$106,9704,3300.72
Texas$47.33$98,440138,9601.44

See the national page for Project Management Specialists (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.