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title: "Average Salary in Oklahoma"
description: "Mean $56,950, median $45,600 in Oklahoma (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/oklahoma"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Oklahoma

Mean annual wage $56,950, median $45,600 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $51,910 (rank 30 of 51 by that measure; rank 47 nominal).

| Percentile | Oklahoma | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $25,850 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $32,740 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $45,600 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $66,000 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $100,690 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 87.8 |
| Housing (rents) | 62.8 |
| Goods | 93.8 |
| Utilities | 73.9 |
| Other services | 95.5 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $99,990 | 98,840 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $92,460 | 25,010 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $82,090 | 40,490 |
| Legal | $78,620 | 12,410 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $78,560 | 113,620 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $75,360 | 96,520 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $73,920 | 12,020 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $55,000 | 92,070 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $50,720 | 15,840 |
| Construction and Extraction | $48,620 | 85,910 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $47,870 | 101,590 |
| Community and Social Service | $46,810 | 29,250 |
| Protective Service | $46,430 | 42,490 |
| Production | $45,850 | 100,600 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $41,980 | 213,000 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $37,750 | 155,910 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $36,220 | 2,600 |
| Healthcare Support | $35,400 | 65,630 |
| Sales | $33,300 | 154,170 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $32,400 | 50,840 |
| Personal Care and Service | $29,420 | 31,850 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $27,110 | 167,030 |

## Most common jobs

- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 52,520 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 43,890 workers
- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 43,830 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 41,140 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 38,270 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 38,210 workers
- [Customer Service Representative](https://nuecareer.com/careers/customer-service-representative): 34,460 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 32,910 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 31,870 workers
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver): 27,840 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $361,350 median
- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $259,220 median
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $166,170 median
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $163,790 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $157,330 median
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $156,830 median
- [Petroleum Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/petroleum-engineer): $153,020 median
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $137,280 median
- [Physician Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physician-assistant): $136,550 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $135,140 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-surveillance-officer-and-gambling-investigator): 12.50x the national share
- [Rotary Drill Operator, Oil and Gas](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rotary-drill-operator-oil-and-gas): 12.32x the national share
- [Gambling Cage Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-cage-worker): 9.72x the national share
- [Petroleum Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/petroleum-engineer): 7.29x the national share
- [Service Unit Operator, Oil and Gas](https://nuecareer.com/careers/service-unit-operator-oil-and-gas): 6.30x the national share
- [Aircraft Mechanic](https://nuecareer.com/careers/aircraft-mechanic): 5.64x the national share
- [Oil and Gas Roustabout](https://nuecareer.com/careers/oil-and-gas-roustabout): 5.53x the national share
- [Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-change-person-and-booth-cashier): 4.73x the national share
- [New Accounts Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/new-accounts-clerk): 4.08x the national share
- [First-Line Supervisor of Gambling Services Workers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/first-line-supervisor-of-gambling-services-workers): 4.07x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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