Software Developers Salary in Oklahoma

Software Developers in Oklahoma have a median of $118,100 a year, below the national $135,980 (−13%); the state ranks 38th of 50 states by median. Software Developers earn 2.6 times the median across all occupations in Oklahoma ($45,600). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Texas, Missouri and New Mexico pay more (up to $138,390 in Colorado) and Kansas and Arkansas pay less (down to $104,490 in Arkansas). Oklahoma employs 6,880 software developers, 4.03 per 1,000 jobs, the 33rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.37 means it is less common in Oklahoma than nationally.

Oklahoma vs the United States, May 2025

Software Developers: 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	$36.15	$45.37	$56.78	$66.80	$81.59	$56.98	6,880	4.03	0.37
Oklahoma	Annual	$75,190	$94,360	$118,100	$138,940	$169,700	$118,510	6,880	4.03	0.37
United States	Hourly	$39.64	$50.58	$65.38	$82.68	$103.21	$71.20	1,687,890	–	–
United States	Annual	$82,460	$105,210	$135,980	$171,980	$214,670	$148,100	1,687,890	–	–

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 50 states
Rank by employment: 33rd of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.37
Jobs per 1,000: 4.03

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 software developers, 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
Oklahoma City, OK	$58.84	$122,390	$77,090	$173,010	3,820	5.63	0.52
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$54.87	$114,140	$58,640	$155,180	200	2.11	0.19
Tulsa, OK	$52.28	$108,730	$76,140	$166,580	1,960	4.26	0.39
Lawton, OK	$51.56	$107,240	$63,310	$153,320	80	1.79	0.16
Enid, OK	$45.59	$94,830	$62,600	$154,170	50	2.33	0.21
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$65.24	$135,710	$74,990	$169,710	230	1.94	0.18
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$61.56	$128,050	$64,520	$174,470	70	1.17	0.11
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$48.07	$99,990	$67,560	$156,720	170	0.89	0.08
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$47.77	$99,350	$73,400	$148,230	160	1.62	0.15

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Oklahoma	$56.78	$118,100	6,880	0.37
Arkansas	$50.23	$104,490	6,050	0.43
Colorado	$66.53	$138,390	43,320	1.39
Kansas	$54.53	$113,420	13,580	0.87
Missouri	$60.64	$126,120	20,020	0.63
New Mexico	$59.86	$124,520	3,960	0.42
Texas	$63.54	$132,150	163,880	1.07

See the national page for Software Developers (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.