Security Guards Salary in Oklahoma

Security Guards in Oklahoma have a median of $36,270 a year, below the national $38,020 (−5%); the state ranks 38th of 51 states by median. That is 20% less than the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, New Mexico, Missouri and Kansas pay more (up to $45,150 in Colorado) and Texas and Arkansas pay less (down to $35,770 in Arkansas). Oklahoma employs 12,210 security guards, 7.15 per 1,000 jobs, the 28th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.87 is close to the national share.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Security Guards: 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	$12.95	$14.90	$17.44	$21.47	$26.96	$19.02	12,210	7.15	0.87
Oklahoma	Annual	$26,940	$30,980	$36,270	$44,670	$56,080	$39,560	12,210	7.15	0.87
United States	Hourly	$14.52	$16.93	$18.28	$22.21	$28.29	$20.42	1,283,470	–	–
United States	Annual	$30,210	$35,210	$38,020	$46,200	$58,840	$42,470	1,283,470	–	–

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: 38th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 28th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.87
Jobs per 1,000: 7.15

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 security guards, 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	$17.62	$36,640	$26,410	$51,470	3,390	7.40	0.90
Oklahoma City, OK	$17.46	$36,320	$26,980	$61,840	4,890	7.22	0.87
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$16.60	$34,530	$28,290	$57,630	420	4.43	0.54
Enid, OK	$16.00	$33,280	$27,850	$67,160	60	2.42	0.29
Lawton, OK	$16.00	$33,280	$23,540	$48,340	410	9.51	1.15
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$18.69	$38,870	$28,540	$44,990	1,640	8.82	1.07
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$16.80	$34,940	$27,750	$47,090	790	6.68	0.81
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$15.86	$32,990	$29,150	$46,640	270	4.39	0.53
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$14.78	$30,740	$24,980	$52,940	490	5.00	0.61

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Oklahoma	$17.44	$36,270	12,210	0.87
Arkansas	$17.20	$35,770	6,390	0.59
Colorado	$21.71	$45,150	16,890	0.71
Kansas	$17.83	$37,080	7,150	0.60
Missouri	$19.42	$40,390	18,630	0.77
New Mexico	$20.83	$43,320	8,410	1.17
Texas	$17.30	$35,980	106,210	0.91

See the national page for Security Guards (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.