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Salaries in Oklahoma: pay for 719 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Oklahoma had a median pay of $45,600 a year ($21.92 an hour) in May 2025, with 1,707,680 jobs counted. That is 11% below the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Oklahoma

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Oklahoma, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$79,370$38.1616,720
Actuaries$109,760$52.7770
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$59,980$28.84390
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$122,930$59.1090
Administrative Services Managers$104,670$50.322,220
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$51,840$24.92300
Advertising Sales Agents$57,670$27.73700
Advertising and Promotions Managersnot publishednot published90
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$45,590$21.9230
Aerospace Engineers$125,470$60.321,090
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletesnot publishednot published40
Agricultural Engineers$86,970$41.81120
Agricultural Equipment Operators$34,900$16.78170
Agricultural Inspectors$53,060$25.51170
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$64,080not published410
Agricultural Technicians$37,840$18.19not published
Agricultural Workers, All Other$35,140$16.9040
Air Traffic Controllers$123,220$59.24270
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$41,600$20.0070
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$74,390$35.778,550
Aircraft Service Attendants$36,640$17.62240
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$49,070$23.59400
Airfield Operations Specialists$49,200$23.6580
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$133,680not published180
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$28,140$13.53not published
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$22,040$10.602,430
Animal Caretakers$28,940$13.923,170
Animal Control Workers$37,450$18.00380
Animal Trainers$40,310$19.38250
Anthropologists and Archeologists$71,740$34.4990
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$36,780$17.68not published
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$100,350$48.25910
Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,140$29.881,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers$157,330$75.642,070
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$81,800not published50
Archivists$51,940$24.9780
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$76,600not published50
Art Directors$80,680$38.79290
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$62,200not published760
Athletes and Sports Competitors$44,110not publishednot published
Athletic Trainers$61,320not published360
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$76,480$36.77420
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$104,270not published30
Audio and Video Technicians$49,010$23.56540
Audiologists$76,880$36.96210
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$47,880$23.02150
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,810$23.472,330
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$41,350$19.88150
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,560$22.388,870
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$31,760$15.271,270
Avionics Technicians$70,640$33.96530
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$26,260$12.62130
Bailiffs$42,000$20.19180
Bakers$31,460$15.131,980
Barbers$34,860$16.76170
Bartenders$24,790$11.925,860
Bicycle Repairers$34,650$16.6660
Bill and Account Collectors$44,820$21.551,740
Billing and Posting Clerks$45,120$21.694,460
Biochemists and Biophysicists$69,130$33.2470
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$109,340$52.5770
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$65,960not published470
Biological Scientists, All Other$79,950$38.44300
Biological Technicians$47,850$23.01360
Boilermakers$77,750$37.38not published
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,180$22.2016,490
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$50,620$24.34580
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$36,110$17.36300
Broadcast Technicians$44,530$21.41240
Budget Analysts$80,990$38.94670
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$41,800$20.0990
Bus Drivers, School$36,920$17.753,710
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$50,300$24.181,760
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,340$26.613,970
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$93,640$45.025,700
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$82,060not published770
Butchers and Meat Cutters$35,070$16.861,810
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$71,850$34.544,750
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$36,630$17.611,020
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$80,920$38.91150
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$48,620$23.38220
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$79,110$38.0330
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$44,900$21.59830
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$54,090not published110
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$67,060$32.243,040
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$58,800not published1,170
Cargo and Freight Agents$49,940$24.01300
Carpenters$46,910$22.553,820
Carpet Installers$42,490$20.4350
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$86,410$41.5570
Cashiers$28,180$13.5541,140
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$45,750$22.002,980
Chefs and Head Cooks$58,540$28.141,430
Chemical Engineers$127,790$61.44110
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$50,160$24.12790
Chemical Technicians$60,020$28.86610
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$64,450not published220
Chemists$74,960$36.04630
Chief Executives$163,790$78.742,390
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$43,950$21.136,500
Childcare Workers$27,730$13.337,590
Chiropractors$85,580$41.15500
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,050$28.87400
Civil Engineers$98,760$47.482,180
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$71,260$34.264,140
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$30,880$14.855,080
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$40,950$19.69450
Clergy$59,110$28.42510
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$53,300$25.634,250
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$79,950$38.44950
Coaches and Scouts$41,160not published2,420
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,780$22.012,520
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$40,490$19.47120
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$48,160$23.16920
Commercial Pilots$126,180not published540
Commercial and Industrial Designers$76,640$36.85240
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$66,650not published230
Community Health Workers$45,790$22.01600
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$53,640$25.7970
Compensation and Benefits Managers$107,760$51.81180
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$64,260$30.891,200
Compliance Officers$63,000$30.294,230
Computer Hardware Engineers$95,600$45.96180
Computer Network Architects$109,450$52.621,320
Computer Network Support Specialists$78,740$37.861,940
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$47,760$22.961,490
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$65,590$31.54330
Computer Occupations, All Other$102,520$49.293,320
Computer Programmers$99,780$47.97990
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,570not published210
Computer Systems Analysts$95,930$46.123,710
Computer User Support Specialists$52,040$25.029,600
Computer and Information Research Scientists$93,100$44.76590
Computer and Information Systems Managers$137,280$66.003,790
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$51,880$24.94780
Concierges$29,930$14.39430
Conservation Scientists$71,270$34.26310
Construction Laborers$39,360$18.9213,710
Construction Managers$100,690$48.411,980
Construction and Building Inspectors$59,280$28.502,090
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$46,980$22.59310
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$62,780$30.181,320
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$36,200$17.40350
Cooks, Fast Food$27,720$13.338,860
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$29,270$14.0710,790
Cooks, Restaurant$31,720$15.2517,050
Cooks, Short Order$35,130$16.89760
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$39,630$19.06130
Correctional Officers and Jailers$45,690$21.973,730
Cost Estimators$67,800$32.591,860
Counter and Rental Clerks$37,160$17.873,920
Couriers and Messengers$38,910$18.711,220
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$60,800$29.23180
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$39,120$18.812,730
Crane and Tower Operators$63,590$30.57620
Credit Analysts$75,330$36.22550
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$46,450$22.33220
Credit Counselors$46,950$22.57230
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$62,990not published90
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$28,610$13.76130
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,380$18.45390
Curators$60,560$29.12150
Customer Service Representatives$38,650$18.5834,460
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$34,910$16.78not published
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,910$18.23620
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,930$19.682,480
Data Entry Keyers$38,590$18.551,290
Data Scientists$86,310$41.491,900
Database Administrators$95,320$45.83790
Database Architects$110,110$52.94860
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$45,760$22.00470
Dental Assistants$45,740$21.994,550
Dental Hygienists$97,580$46.912,860
Dental Laboratory Technicians$48,670$23.40250
Dentists, All Other Specialists$223,160$107.2980
Dentists, General$166,170$79.89980
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$58,270$28.01580
Desktop Publishers$46,040$22.1440
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$80,430$38.671,220
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,670$40.231,060
Dietetic Technicians$38,840$18.67130
Dietitians and Nutritionists$69,560$33.441,230
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$26,830$12.905,400
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$47,100$22.64110
Dishwashers$27,390$13.174,060
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$44,950$21.612,180
Drafters, All Other$49,920$24.0040
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,230$26.55250
Driver/Sales Workers$29,120$14.005,110
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$46,080$22.15280
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$54,180$26.05250
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$107,260not published110
Economists$89,980$43.2680
Editors$50,780$24.42500
Education Administrators, All Other$112,170$53.93220
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$86,630not published4,320
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$105,830$50.881,700
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,880not published560
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$46,690$22.45830
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$48,380$23.26230
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$52,040$25.024,830
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$38,880$18.69690
Electrical Engineers$107,760$51.812,080
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,010$36.543,290
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$80,880$38.881,170
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$69,520$33.42290
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$64,120$30.83not published
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$75,480$36.29800
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$97,800$47.02330
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$41,020$19.722,840
Electricians$61,010$29.338,500
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$65,100$31.30140
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$109,120$52.461,410
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$48,200not published18,500
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$105,430$50.69140
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$49,090$23.60520
Embalmers$49,120$23.6290
Emergency Management Directors$60,990$29.32310
Emergency Medical Technicians$34,170$16.432,410
Emergency Medicine Physicians$348,540$167.5760
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$45,060$21.67130
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$99,790not published470
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$81,330$39.10870
Engineers, All Other$119,810$57.60860
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$53,200not published500
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot publishednot published60
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$78,420$37.70100
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,900$29.76370
Environmental Engineers$92,090$44.27530
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$113,680not published30
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$48,090$23.12360
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$75,910$36.49520
Epidemiologists$72,590$34.90120
Etchers and Engravers$35,890$17.26110
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$47,100$22.641,440
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$59,910$28.812,810
Exercise Physiologists$49,190$23.6580
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,520$21.402,300
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$55,180$26.53330
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,820$18.66490
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,180$20.281,310
Facilities Managers$90,390$43.461,040
Family Medicine Physicians$361,350$173.722,170
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$83,200not published60
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,860$28.30380
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$69,050$33.2080
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$33,090$15.911,080
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$33,670$16.19420
Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,430$11.2752,520
Fence Erectors$37,870$18.21250
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$39,260$18.88120
File Clerks$39,170$18.831,440
Film and Video Editors$55,210$26.54100
Financial Clerks, All Other$58,720$28.2340
Financial Examiners$80,760$38.83400
Financial Managers$132,460$63.686,670
Financial Risk Specialists$85,140$40.94330
Financial Specialists, All Other$76,980$37.01920
Financial and Investment Analysts$79,640$38.291,550
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$47,830$23.0060
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$37,320$17.94160
Firefighters$49,710$23.904,150
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$73,040$35.1111,520
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$56,100$26.97530
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$40,110$19.28740
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$62,040$29.83220
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$85,310$41.022,000
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$35,420$17.0318,900
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$58,900$28.321,160
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$40,460$19.452,290
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$49,700$23.891,180
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,040$37.0410,260
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$74,840$35.982,620
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,870$29.2619,860
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$37,390$17.981,470
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$82,830$39.822,420
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,000$33.669,570
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$62,530$30.06120
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,430$21.8415,340
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$51,400$24.711,480
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,270$29.468,130
Fish and Game Wardens$69,120$33.23170
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$38,030$18.29140
Floral Designers$29,660$14.26450
Food Batchmakers$36,320$17.46930
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$36,030$17.321,140
Food Preparation Workers$28,540$13.727,430
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$31,200$15.00140
Food Processing Workers, All Other$38,530$18.53360
Food Science Technicians$47,240$22.7150
Food Scientists and Technologists$84,750$40.7450
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$28,490$13.701,760
Food Service Managers$63,840$30.692,020
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$42,390$20.38370
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$61,580not published80
Forensic Science Technicians$65,940$31.70110
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$61,700$29.66310
Forest and Conservation Technicians$53,930$25.93130
Foresters$50,990$24.52120
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,720$29.68not published
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$43,550$20.94120
Fundraisers$63,950$30.74950
Fundraising Managers$122,100$58.70220
Funeral Attendants$30,530$14.68510
Funeral Home Managers$64,440$30.98200
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$42,970$20.66370
Furniture Finishers$37,190$17.8830
Gambling Cage Workers$30,590$14.711,540
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$28,660$13.781,120
Gambling Dealers$23,720$11.401,980
Gambling Managers$77,380$37.20220
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$26,540$12.7670
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$36,000$17.311,310
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$82,150$39.50140
Gas Plant Operators$78,310$37.65970
General Internal Medicine Physicians$216,570$104.12490
General and Operations Managers$90,430$43.4843,890
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$84,170not published50
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$46,890$22.54410
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$119,990$57.69770
Glaziers$45,380$21.82430
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$34,700$16.68260
Graphic Designers$53,630$25.782,040
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$38,340$18.43160
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,570$18.54870
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$73,300$35.2430
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$29,650$14.261,920
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$44,300$21.30650
Health Education Specialists$62,440$30.02820
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$45,210$21.74610
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$76,450not published950
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$45,330$21.791,970
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$102,890$49.47620
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Othernot publishednot published130
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$73,320$35.2530
Healthcare Social Workers$56,120$26.982,310
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$49,940$24.01540
Hearing Aid Specialists$47,840$23.0080
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,680$24.85120
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$57,560$27.675,650
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,410$26.1627,840
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$35,830$17.23150
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$39,970$19.2190
Helpers--Carpenters$38,080$18.31150
Helpers--Electricians$46,110$22.171,630
Helpers--Extraction Workers$38,510$18.52140
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$35,530$17.081,820
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$40,080$19.27740
Helpers--Production Workers$36,240$17.432,200
Helpers--Roofers$38,950$18.7370
Highway Maintenance Workers$38,840$18.673,180
Historians$50,980$24.5150
History Teachers, Postsecondary$66,910not published180
Home Appliance Repairers$40,210$19.33280
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,710$13.3220,310
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$24,740$11.895,060
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,630$13.293,090
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$44,950$21.61600
Human Resources Managers$116,080$55.811,750
Human Resources Specialists$61,630$29.639,370
Hydrologists$97,470$46.8640
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,330$38.14750
Industrial Engineers$97,510$46.882,170
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,540$29.596,250
Industrial Production Managers$120,570$57.972,140
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$44,700$21.497,850
Information Security Analysts$94,000$45.191,640
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,940$24.011,130
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,630$23.867,430
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,420$23.76970
Instructional Coordinators$63,980$30.762,540
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$46,880$22.54570
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$61,840$29.73250
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$82,340$39.59not published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,650$23.391,530
Insurance Sales Agents$47,920$23.045,310
Insurance Underwriters$66,770$32.10600
Interior Designers$68,520$32.94490
Interpreters and Translators$48,980$23.55320
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$39,130$18.811,480
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,110$14.9623,620
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$41,720$20.06180
Judicial Law Clerks$44,990$21.63130
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$47,860not published1,690
Labor Relations Specialists$62,400$30.00250
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,990$17.7838,210
Landscape Architects$64,370$30.95170
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$35,770$17.209,280
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,680$21.00240
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$28,170$13.542,680
Lawyers$103,060$49.556,980
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,950$22.091,290
Legal Support Workers, All Other$55,330$26.60160
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$58,180$27.971,820
Library Assistants, Clerical$29,640$14.25800
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$65,620not published80
Library Technicians$29,440$14.15830
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,320$28.0411,540
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$86,260$41.47460
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$25,250$12.14650
Light Truck Drivers$39,840$19.1510,020
Lighting Technicians$67,110$32.2760
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$44,760$21.5270
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,210$22.703,300
Loan Officers$72,990$35.094,100
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$21,590$10.38200
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$38,680$18.59180
Locomotive Engineers$91,970$44.21260
Lodging Managers$50,740$24.40440
Logging Equipment Operators$37,270$17.92130
Logisticians$86,600$41.633,830
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$36,680$17.63310
Machinists$51,120$24.584,230
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$87,480$42.06400
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,620$13.7611,810
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,680$17.63810
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$58,970$28.351,530
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$42,750$20.5518,670
Management Analysts$99,420$47.805,760
Managers, All Other$131,870$63.401,340
Manicurists and Pedicurists$31,330$15.06480
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$61,940$29.786,620
Marketing Managers$126,920$61.021,420
Marriage and Family Therapists$57,670$27.73not published
Massage Therapists$36,630$17.61520
Material Moving Workers, All Other$47,260$22.7240
Materials Engineers$99,950$48.05240
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other$36,820$17.7040
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$64,660not published430
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$36,300$17.451,530
Mechanical Door Repairers$46,100$22.16610
Mechanical Drafters$63,440$30.50650
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,480$29.56490
Mechanical Engineers$101,850$48.972,270
Medical Appliance Technicians$49,870$23.98110
Medical Assistants$38,750$18.6310,510
Medical Dosimetrists$143,120$68.8130
Medical Equipment Preparers$43,460$20.89690
Medical Equipment Repairers$48,440$23.29900
Medical Records Specialists$53,460$25.702,480
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$76,480$36.77920
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,330$18.438,430
Medical Transcriptionists$27,740$13.34560
Medical and Health Services Managers$101,270$48.696,030
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$48,990$23.551,440
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$43,120$20.731,780
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$38,380$18.451,570
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$65,040$31.27180
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$48,890$23.51110
Meter Readers, Utilities$39,480$18.98390
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$48,440not published7,620
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,250$19.35160
Millwrights$50,950$24.50510
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$131,660$63.3090
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,600$19.5211,920
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$46,460$22.34not published
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,000$22.60960
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$58,130$27.952,800
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,460$22.34220
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,680$21.962,030
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$47,780$22.97380
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$57,550$27.67180
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$39,920$19.19260
Motorcycle Mechanics$44,740$21.51240
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,470$22.342,180
Museum Technicians and Conservators$48,090$23.12190
Music Directors and Composers$54,250$26.0860
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$31,160$14.9860
Musicians and Singersnot publishednot published280
Natural Sciences Managers$112,260$53.97310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$83,990$40.382,580
New Accounts Clerks$43,380$20.861,650
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$48,210$23.18400
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$90,640$43.58200
Nurse Anesthetists$156,830$75.40990
Nurse Practitioners$133,390$64.133,620
Nursing Assistants$35,930$17.2719,410
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$67,840not published640
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$370,260$178.0160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$79,890$38.411,690
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$56,470$27.15370
Occupational Therapists$104,300$50.141,180
Occupational Therapy Aides$34,670$16.6790
Occupational Therapy Assistants$66,520$31.981,000
Office Clerks, General$37,240$17.9031,870
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$34,810$16.73290
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$52,420$25.20210
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,970$23.067,050
Operations Research Analysts$61,520$29.581,840
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$35,620$17.12210
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$37,920$18.23980
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$215,760$103.73not published
Opticians, Dispensing$37,940$18.24730
Optometrists$97,350$46.80570
Order Clerks$45,850$22.042,210
Orderlies$34,430$16.55370
Orthodontists$239,200 or more$115.00 or more30
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$530,070$254.8430
Orthotists and Prosthetists$83,780$40.2880
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$42,630$20.50380
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$39,310$18.903,150
Packers and Packagers, Hand$34,520$16.603,900
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$44,900$21.591,880
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$36,780$17.68100
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$63,640$30.601,390
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$53,170$25.563,110
Paramedics$46,790$22.501,590
Parking Attendants$27,230$13.09870
Parking Enforcement Workers$45,200$21.7360
Parts Salespersons$36,390$17.503,980
Passenger Attendants$32,920$15.8340
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$46,760$22.48550
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$49,920$24.002,470
Pediatricians, General$236,780$113.84280
Personal Financial Advisors$68,670$33.021,140
Personal Service Managers, All Other$64,810$31.1650
Pest Control Workers$39,050$18.771,310
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$36,870$17.73370
Petroleum Engineers$153,020$73.571,450
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$95,140$45.741,390
Pharmacists$135,140$64.973,610
Pharmacy Aides$30,360$14.60700
Pharmacy Technicians$40,500$19.475,500
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$64,840not published150
Phlebotomists$39,030$18.761,670
Photographers$36,750$17.67330
Physical Scientists, All Other$112,260$53.9780
Physical Therapist Aides$27,630$13.28370
Physical Therapist Assistants$59,480$28.602,380
Physical Therapists$98,590$47.402,560
Physician Assistants$136,550$65.651,770
Physicians, All Other$259,220$124.622,520
Physicians, Pathologists$317,850$152.81130
Physicists$200,050$96.1840
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$91,580not published90
Pipelayers$45,190$21.73530
Plant and System Operators, All Other$74,240$35.6980
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$49,450$23.78not published
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,330$23.71180
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$57,970$27.876,050
Podiatrists$253,380$121.8260
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$59,700$28.709,660
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$63,400not published90
Postal Service Clerks$59,490$28.601,040
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880$28.794,130
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.11790
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$96,080$46.19240
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,550not published1,720
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$105,530$50.7450
Power Plant Operators$88,590$42.59520
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$60,850$29.26230
Prepress Technicians and Workers$45,730$21.9980
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$31,790$15.297,010
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$28,340$13.63330
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$37,770$18.16140
Printing Press Operators$36,760$17.671,140
Private Detectives and Investigators$39,680$19.08370
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$50,380$24.22870
Procurement Clerks$49,940$24.01830
Producers and Directors$61,600$29.61770
Production Workers, All Other$44,120$21.211,250
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$56,300$27.075,820
Project Management Specialists$86,240$41.4611,220
Proofreaders and Copy Markersnot publishednot published40
Property Appraisers and Assessors$49,990$24.03920
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$64,640$31.082,520
Protective Service Workers, All Other$52,360$25.18150
Psychiatric Aides$44,960$21.62not published
Psychiatric Technicians$39,060$18.78820
Psychiatrists$271,640$130.6080
Psychologists, All Other$141,290$67.9390
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$61,720not published410
Public Relations Managers$96,030$46.17490
Public Relations Specialists$64,920$31.212,280
Public Safety Telecommunicators$39,890$19.181,930
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$46,900$22.5590
Purchasing Managers$119,310$57.36480
Radiation Therapists$98,390$47.30120
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$55,880$26.87130
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$74,160$35.653,640
Radiologistsnot publishednot published110
Rail Car Repairers$60,540$29.1090
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$63,400$30.4870
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$61,860$29.74310
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$102,260$49.16310
Real Estate Sales Agents$47,980$23.073,710
Receptionists and Information Clerks$34,560$16.619,380
Recreation Workers$31,580$15.182,380
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$63,590not published110
Recreational Therapists$50,480$24.27120
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$58,990$28.36270
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$43,060$20.702,030
Registered Nurses$82,920$39.8738,270
Rehabilitation Counselors$38,260$18.401,570
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$50,370$24.22130
Religious Workers, All Othernot publishednot published50
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$47,340$22.76920
Residential Advisors$35,390$17.021,060
Respiratory Therapists$78,800$37.882,000
Retail Salespersons$29,660$14.2643,830
Riggers$48,490$23.31300
Rock Splitters, Quarry$45,040$21.66200
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,330$23.24290
Roofers$43,680$21.001,260
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$55,160$26.521,700
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$47,260$22.722,730
Sales Engineers$114,520$55.06290
Sales Managers$128,920$61.983,250
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$54,990$26.449,710
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,160$29.8914,220
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$72,480$34.853,970
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$29,630$14.25250
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$36,140$17.38250
School Bus Monitors$28,130$13.52720
School Psychologists$64,930$31.22510
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$48,710not published15,480
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,660$19.0720,120
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$76,080$36.582,310
Security Guards$36,270$17.4412,210
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$48,240$23.191,340
Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,010$18.282,710
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,440$23.77260
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$40,960$19.69670
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$56,680$27.252,980
Set and Exhibit Designersnot publishednot published50
Sewing Machine Operators$33,340$16.03580
Shampooers$29,420$14.1570
Sheet Metal Workers$65,640$31.562,820
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$41,060$19.746,530
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers$30,720$14.7730
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$32,590$15.671,270
Skincare Specialists$37,340$17.95680
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$45,970$22.101,560
Social Science Research Assistants$69,090$33.22100
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$60,420not published40
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$88,610$42.60220
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$60,910not published80
Social Workers, All Other$101,860$48.97320
Social and Community Service Managers$73,720$35.441,640
Social and Human Service Assistants$36,740$17.663,340
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$64,900not published120
Software Developers$118,100$56.786,880
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$77,700$37.361,620
Soil and Plant Scientists$63,910$30.72100
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$50,630not published2,360
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$50,450not published930
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$49,720not published60
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,660not published2,020
Special Effects Artists and Animators$66,980$32.20not published
Speech-Language Pathologists$84,470$40.611,870
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$68,450$32.91180
Statistical Assistants$46,010$22.1230
Statisticians$89,540$43.0550
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,790$16.7232,910
Stonemasons$40,930$19.68not published
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$47,660$22.921,140
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$50,380$24.22710
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,350$28.535,150
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$23,770$11.434,990
Surgeons, All Other$553,790$266.2580
Surgical Assistants$40,160$19.31220
Surgical Technologists$61,190$29.421,940
Survey Researchers$57,200$27.5050
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$46,760$22.48810
Surveyors$61,300$29.47960
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$35,280$16.96480
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$26,300$12.65not published
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$35,360$17.00170
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$52,480$25.23240
Tax Preparers$42,700$20.531,300
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$73,320not published630
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,920not published13,860
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,920not published1,680
Technical Writers$69,760$33.54600
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$50,350$24.211,660
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$48,900$23.511,410
Telemarketers$26,880$12.92470
Telephone Operators$37,320$17.9440
Tellers$35,840$17.237,230
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,110$17.8450
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$45,020$21.6560
Therapists, All Other$60,090$28.89not published
Tile and Stone Setters$44,340$21.32280
Tire Builders$45,830$22.04not published
Tire Repairers and Changers$34,890$16.781,460
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$50,270$24.171,500
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$45,600$21.9260
Tool and Die Makers$65,870$31.67330
Tour and Travel Guides$32,150$15.46350
Traffic Technicians$60,750$29.2190
Training and Development Managers$104,020$50.01400
Training and Development Specialists$61,040$29.355,440
Transportation Inspectors$111,070$53.40470
Transportation Workers, All Other$65,580$31.53150
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$96,830$46.551,660
Travel Agents$36,980$17.78600
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$46,950$22.57860
Tutors$34,510$16.591,220
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$21,900not published220
Upholsterers$38,020$18.28150
Urban and Regional Planners$81,520$39.19350
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$26,260$12.621,450
Veterinarians$98,090$47.161,150
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$34,850$16.761,740
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$39,100$18.801,060
Waiters and Waitresses$17,910$8.6127,000
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$45,890$22.062,280
Web Developers$78,580$37.78410
Web and Digital Interface Designers$76,440$36.75340
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$37,350$17.96710
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,720$23.909,960
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$40,400$19.42460
Wellhead Pumpers$61,380$29.51770
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$59,290$28.51340
Woodworkers, All Other$57,490$27.64100
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$35,990$17.30260
Word Processors and Typists$43,710$21.0140
Writers and Authors$58,770$28.26220
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$62,730$30.16120

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Oklahoma

By median pay, Oklahoma is number 47 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $25,850 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $100,690. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $32,740 to $66,000. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $56,950, 25% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 1,707,680 jobs counted here are 1.1% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Oklahoma are Office and Administrative Support (212,950 jobs, 13%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (167,020 jobs, 10%), Transportation and Material Moving (155,430 jobs, 9%) and Sales and Related (153,960 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators (12.5 times the national share), Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas (12.3 times the national share) and Gambling Cage Workers (9.7 times the national share). The table on this page lists 719 occupations; for 10 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 281 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 18 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 250 pay less and 13 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Family Medicine Physicians ($361,350 here, $244,180 nationally), Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ($63,640 here, $50,270 nationally) and Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary ($49,920 here, $42,910 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Waiters and Waitresses ($17,910 here, $35,230 nationally), Substitute Teachers, Short-Term ($23,770 here, $41,670 nationally) and Lawyers ($103,060 here, $159,670 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Oklahoma

What is the median salary in Oklahoma?

The median pay of all employees in Oklahoma was $45,600 a year ($21.92 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Oklahoma?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, with 52,520 jobs and a median pay of $23,430 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Surgeons, All Other ($553,790), Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($530,070) and Obstetricians and Gynecologists ($370,260). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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