Oklahoma
Across all occupations in Oklahoma, the median wage is $45,600 a year ($21.92 an hour) and the mean $56,950, May 2025. That median is −11% against the US median of $50,980. BLS counts 1,707,680 jobs in the state. The highest-paying occupation is surgeons, all other; the largest is fast food and counter workers.
All occupations: Oklahoma vs the United States
| Area | Basis | Percentile wage | Mean | Employment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | ||||
| Oklahoma | Hourly | $12.43 | $15.74 | $21.92 | $31.73 | $48.41 | $27.38 | 1,707,680 |
| Annual | $25,850 | $32,740 | $45,600 | $66,000 | $100,690 | $56,950 | ||
| United States | Hourly | $15.00 | $18.07 | $24.51 | $38.71 | $61.81 | $33.54 | 155,495,730 |
| Annual | $31,200 | $37,590 | $50,980 | $80,520 | $128,560 | $69,770 | ||
Minimum wage in Oklahoma
The wage floor is a separate question from these survey figures. See the Oklahoma minimum wage page for the current rate, scheduled increases and tipped rules, verified against the U.S. Department of Labor.
20 highest-paying occupations in Oklahoma
| Rank | Occupation | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgeons, All Other | $553,790 | $266.25 | 80 |
| 2 | Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric | $530,070 | $254.84 | 30 |
| 3 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $370,260 | $178.01 | 60 |
| 4 | Family Medicine Physicians | $361,350 | $173.72 | 2,170 |
| 5 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $348,540 | $167.57 | 60 |
| 6 | Physicians, Pathologists | $317,850 | $152.81 | 130 |
| 7 | Psychiatrists | $271,640 | $130.60 | 80 |
| 8 | Physicians, All Other | $259,220 | $124.62 | 2,520 |
| 9 | Podiatrists | $253,380 | $121.82 | 60 |
| 10 | Pediatricians, General | $236,780 | $113.84 | 280 |
| 11 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $223,160 | $107.29 | 80 |
| 12 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $216,570 | $104.12 | 490 |
| 13 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $215,760 | $103.73 | ** |
| 14 | Physicists | $200,050 | $96.18 | 40 |
| 15 | Dentists, General | $166,170 | $79.89 | 980 |
| 16 | Chief Executives | $163,790 | $78.74 | 2,390 |
| 17 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $157,330 | $75.64 | 2,070 |
| 18 | Nurse Anesthetists | $156,830 | $75.40 | 990 |
| 19 | Petroleum Engineers | $153,020 | $73.57 | 1,450 |
| 20 | Medical Dosimetrists | $143,120 | $68.81 | 30 |
Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes cannot appear here, however well it pays.
20 largest occupations in Oklahoma
Occupation groups in Oklahoma
Metropolitan areas in Oklahoma
5 metropolitan areas touch Oklahoma, plus 4 nonmetropolitan areas, with the all-occupations median of each. A linked metropolitan area has its own profile; nonmetropolitan areas appear here only.
| Area | Type | Median annual | Median hourly | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enid, OK | Metropolitan | $40,500 | $19.47 | 23,320 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | Metropolitan | $39,560 | $19.02 | 95,560 |
| Lawton, OK | Metropolitan | $42,090 | $20.24 | 42,810 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Metropolitan | $47,230 | $22.71 | 677,680 |
| Tulsa, OK | Metropolitan | $46,670 | $22.44 | 458,730 |
| Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $40,530 | $19.49 | 117,790 |
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $43,680 | $21.00 | 97,670 |
| Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $41,410 | $19.91 | 62,090 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | Nonmetropolitan | $39,400 | $18.94 | 186,460 |
Occupation pages for Oklahoma
63 occupations have a dedicated Oklahoma page with the state's percentiles, its metro table and a comparison with neighbouring states.
- Accountants and Auditors $79,370
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $46,560
- Bartenders $24,790
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $46,180
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other $93,640
- Carpenters $46,910
- Cashiers $28,180
- Computer and Information Systems Managers $137,280
- Computer User Support Specialists $52,040
- Construction Laborers $39,360
- Cooks, Fast Food $27,720
- Cooks, Restaurant $31,720
- Customer Service Representatives $38,650
- Electricians $61,010
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $48,200
- Fast Food and Counter Workers $23,430
- Financial Managers $132,460
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $73,040
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $35,420
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $77,040
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $60,870
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $70,000
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $45,430
- First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $61,270
- Food Preparation Workers $28,540
- General and Operations Managers $90,430
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $54,410
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides $27,710
- Human Resources Specialists $61,630
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $44,700
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $31,110
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $36,990
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $35,770
- Lawyers $103,060
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $58,320
- Light Truck Drivers $39,840
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,620
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $42,750
- Management Analysts $99,420
- Managers, All Other $131,870
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $61,940
- Medical Assistants $38,750
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,330
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $48,440
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $40,600
- Nursing Assistants $35,930
- Office Clerks, General $37,240
- Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $59,700
- Project Management Specialists $86,240
- Receptionists and Information Clerks $34,560
- Registered Nurses $82,920
- Retail Salespersons $29,660
- Sales Managers $128,920
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $54,990
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $62,160
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $48,710
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $39,660
- Security Guards $36,270
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $41,060
- Software Developers $118,100
- Stockers and Order Fillers $34,790
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $27,920
- Waiters and Waitresses $17,910
Take-home pay and benefits calculators for Oklahoma
FastCalc, a sister site, has these calculators for Oklahoma. Each takes your own figures; this site computes nothing.
Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Oklahoma estimates.
*- Wage estimate not available.
**- Employment estimate not available.
- 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.
- Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in Oklahoma.