Registered Nurses Salary in Oklahoma

Registered Nurses in Oklahoma have a median of $82,920 a year, below the national $97,550 (−15%); the state ranks 37th of 51 states by median. Registered Nurses earn 82% more than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Texas and New Mexico pay more (up to $100,260 in Colorado) and Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas pay less (down to $78,940 in Arkansas). Oklahoma employs 38,270 registered nurses, 22.4 per 1,000 jobs, the 29th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.03 is close to the national share.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Registered Nurses: 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$29.10$37.19$39.87$47.55$51.15$40.9038,27022.411.03
Annual$60,530$77,350$82,920$98,910$106,390$85,060
United StatesHourly$33.14$38.62$46.90$54.02$66.09$48.763,379,720––
Annual$68,940$80,330$97,550$112,350$137,470$101,420
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $60,530$60,53025th25th: $77,350$77,350MedianMedian: $82,920$82,92075th75th: $98,910$98,91090th90th: $106,390$106,390US 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
37th of 51 states
Rank by employment
29th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.03
Jobs per 1,000
22.41

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 registered nurses, 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
Tulsa, OK$40.76$84,790$57,240$109,15010,88023.711.09
Oklahoma City, OK$39.87$82,920$67,600$102,72016,53024.391.12
Lawton, OK$38.74$80,570$64,840$101,85099023.241.07
Fort Smith, AR-OK$38.40$79,870$58,540$98,5002,18022.771.05
Enid, OK$37.53$78,060$50,290$96,16081034.581.59
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$39.16$81,450$50,390$124,9702,85024.231.11
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$38.37$79,800$56,160$98,8401,25012.830.59
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$38.09$79,220$60,460$99,4201,18019.010.87
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$37.25$77,470$51,380$101,8503,22017.250.79

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Oklahoma$39.87$82,92038,2701.03
Arkansas$37.95$78,94029,4001.04
Colorado$48.20$100,26054,4900.87
Kansas$38.14$79,32033,8001.08
Missouri$39.32$81,78076,3101.20
New Mexico$45.36$94,34017,9800.95
Texas$46.14$95,970271,3800.89

See the national page for Registered Nurses (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.