What is the average salary in Oklahoma City, OK?

$59,960a year

Average yearly pay across 585 jobs with official data in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $28.83
Jobs with data: 585
Workers counted: 665,370

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Family Medicine Physician	$481,900
Physician	$315,500
Physician	$307,800
Psychiatrist	$285,900
Pediatrician	$236,800
General Internal Medicine Physician	$216,600
Ophthalmologist	$215,800
Dentist	$196,700
Chief Executive	$180,000
Petroleum Engineer	$176,200

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Fast Food and Counter Worker	$24,960
Retail Salesperson	$30,160
Laborer and Freight	$37,010
General and Operations Manager	$97,110
Registered Nurse	$82,920
Customer Service Representative	$39,330
Cashier	$28,680
Stocker and Order Filler	$35,120
Office Clerk	$37,850
Waiter and Waitress	$18,200

Management

Administrative Services Manager$108,800
Architectural and Engineering Manager$160,000
Chief Executive$180,000
Compensation and Benefits Manager$107,800
Computer and Information Systems Manager$137,900
Construction Manager$100,700
Education Administrator$96,530
Education Administrator$111,500
Education Administrator$120,300
Education and Childcare Administrator$47,000
Emergency Management Director$71,330
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$93,220
Facilities Manager$92,380
Financial Manager$131,500
Food Service Manager$66,810
Fundraising Manager$124,100
Funeral Home Manager$77,850
Gambling Manager$76,710
General and Operations Manager$97,110
Human Resources Manager$115,800
Industrial Production Manager$124,800
Lodging Manager$51,150
Manager$130,400
Marketing Manager$130,500
Medical and Health Services Manager$102,800
Natural Sciences Manager$119,400
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$99,110
Property$73,740
Public Relations Manager$81,000
Purchasing Manager$115,500
Sales Manager$127,100
Social and Community Service Manager$74,940
Training and Development Manager$103,900
Transportation$100,900

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$77,280
Budget Analyst$81,330
Business Operations Specialist$96,100
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$77,010
Claims Adjuster$63,320
Compensation$65,810
Compliance Officer$63,220
Cost Estimator$73,030
Credit Analyst$72,220
Credit Counselor$46,150
Financial and Investment Analyst$74,310
Financial Examiner$84,510
Financial Risk Specialist$78,120
Financial Specialist$84,390
Fundraiser$64,730
Human Resources Specialist$63,170
Insurance Underwriter$69,140
Labor Relations Specialist$76,660
Loan Officer$66,480
Logistician$94,520
Management Analyst$99,400
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$63,160
Meeting$47,890
Personal Financial Advisor$67,380
Project Management Specialist$85,400
Property Appraiser and Assessor$67,270
Tax Preparer$49,450
Training and Development Specialist$65,850

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$109,800
Computer and Information Research Scientist$93,100
Computer Network Architect$106,300
Computer Network Support Specialist$79,870
Computer Occupation$104,100
Computer Programmer$92,790
Computer Systems Analyst$94,630
Computer User Support Specialist$55,230
Data Scientist$91,240
Database Administrator$81,070
Database Architect$110,100
Information Security Analyst$82,490
Mathematical Science Occupation$36,820
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$91,160
Operations Research Analyst$53,730
Software Developer$122,400
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$77,700
Statistician$82,990
Web and Digital Interface Designer$70,610
Web Developer$82,490

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$130,200
Agricultural Engineer$86,970
Architect$101,900
Architectural and Civil Drafter$63,840
Calibration Technologist and Technician$61,620
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$91,500
Civil Engineer$98,960
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$61,860
Computer Hardware Engineer$96,080
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$84,070
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$76,560
Electrical Engineer$118,300
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$65,100
Electronics Engineer$112,300
Engineer$124,300
Engineering Technologist and Technician$84,430
Environmental Engineer$87,420
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$62,920
Health and Safety Engineer$97,480
Industrial Engineer$98,190
Industrial Engineering Technologist and Technician$83,370
Landscape Architect$64,370
Materials Engineer$95,680
Mechanical Drafter$63,450
Mechanical Engineer$96,930
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$60,870
Mining and Geological Engineer$131,700
Petroleum Engineer$176,200
Surveying and Mapping Technician$46,800
Surveyor$63,880

Life, physical, and social science

Atmospheric and Space Scientist$76,480
Biochemist and Biophysicist$69,130
Biological Scientist$82,830
Biological Technician$47,530
Chemical Technician$56,880
Chemist$61,750
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$79,840
Conservation Scientist$63,130
Economist$108,600
Environmental Science and Protection Technician$59,540
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$77,400
Epidemiologist$72,590
Forensic Science Technician$69,390
Forester$50,990
Geological Technician$47,510
Geoscientist$120,000
Life$100,200
Medical Scientist$75,910
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$83,210
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$45,890
Physical Scientist$111,400
Psychologist$150,400
School Psychologist$75,250
Social Science Research Assistant$72,710
Social Scientist and Related Worker$86,260
Survey Researcher$57,200
Urban and Regional Planner$89,980
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$61,210

Community and social service

Child$43,950
Clergy$60,910
Community Health Worker$47,950
Director$55,780
Educational$52,810
Health Education Specialist$65,000
Healthcare Social Worker$58,940
Marriage and Family Therapist$57,670
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$44,690
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$50,170
Rehabilitation Counselor$37,570
Social and Human Service Assistant$39,510
Social Worker$102,600
Substance Abuse$59,660

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$51,840
Archivist$52,000
Area$86,240
Art$62,720
Biological Science Teacher$64,460
Business Teacher$74,170
Career/Technical Education Teacher$73,410
Career/Technical Education Teacher$49,300
Career/Technical Education Teacher$63,760
Chemistry Teacher$58,250
Communications Teacher$76,590
Computer Science Teacher$76,230
Curator$60,560
Economics Teacher$130,000
Education Teacher$61,810
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$46,550
Elementary School Teacher$48,780
Engineering Teacher$107,100
English Language and Literature Teacher$60,300
Health Specialties Teacher$73,070
History Teacher$74,550
Instructional Coordinator$65,090
Kindergarten Teacher$47,860
Law Teacher$142,700
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$61,290
Library Technician$29,380
Mathematical Science Teacher$63,100
Middle School Teacher$48,440
Museum Technician and Conservator$48,050
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$68,950
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$64,840
Physics Teacher$106,000
Political Science Teacher$63,590
Postsecondary Teacher$84,550
Preschool Teacher$31,300
Psychology Teacher$73,670
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$60,660
Secondary School Teacher$50,650
Self-Enrichment Teacher$34,610
Social Work Teacher$63,430
Special Education Teacher$56,790
Special Education Teacher$58,120
Substitute Teacher$27,970
Teacher and Instructor$63,130
Teaching Assistant$49,920
Teaching Assistant$30,460
Tutor$36,870

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$80,680
Audio and Video Technician$48,410
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$36,570
Broadcast Technician$45,430
Camera Operator$46,080
Coach and Scout$40,460
Commercial and Industrial Designer$65,250
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$61,390
Editor$55,370
Film and Video Editor$55,210
Floral Designer$29,870
Graphic Designer$50,300
Interior Designer$68,520
Interpreter and Translator$48,930
Lighting Technician$67,110
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$39,020
News Analyst$51,630
Photographer$39,200
Producer and Director$66,130
Public Relations Specialist$66,410
Technical Writer$71,210
Umpire$21,760
Writer and Author$64,100

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Athletic Trainer$64,530
Audiologist$80,060
Cardiologist$161,200
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$44,510
Chiropractor$103,500
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$48,330
Dental Hygienist$97,110
Dentist$196,700
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$86,080
Dietetic Technician$38,840
Dietitian and Nutritionist$73,200
Emergency Medical Technician$35,630
Family Medicine Physician$481,900
General Internal Medicine Physician$216,600
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$43,420
Health Technologist and Technician$45,330
Hearing Aid Specialist$37,370
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$59,860
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$92,050
Medical Records Specialist$57,420
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$90,640
Nurse Anesthetist$156,800
Nurse Practitioner$133,400
Occupational Therapist$103,100
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$37,590
Ophthalmologist$215,800
Optician$38,670
Optometrist$104,900
Orthotist and Prosthetist$83,780
Paramedic$48,770
Pediatrician$236,800
Pharmacist$138,100
Pharmacy Technician$43,530
Physical Therapist$99,730
Physician$315,500
Physician$307,800
Physician Assistant$138,900
Psychiatric Technician$39,060
Psychiatrist$285,900
Radiation Therapist$98,390
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$78,750
Recreational Therapist$61,550
Registered Nurse$82,920
Respiratory Therapist$80,810
Speech-Language Pathologist$88,250
Surgical Assistant$39,090
Surgical Technologist$64,290
Veterinarian$98,750
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$40,260

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$46,250
Healthcare Support Worker$50,940
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$28,050
Massage Therapist$36,380
Medical Assistant$39,810
Medical Equipment Preparer$45,790
Medical Transcriptionist$28,210
Nursing Assistant$36,560
Occupational Therapy Aide$34,110
Occupational Therapy Assistant$65,840
Orderly$35,030
Pharmacy Aide$37,700
Phlebotomist$44,890
Physical Therapist Aide$26,430
Physical Therapist Assistant$58,850
Psychiatric Aide$37,320
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$35,630

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$43,080
Bailiff$42,000
Correctional Officer and Jailer$49,360
Crossing Guard and Flagger$25,280
Detective and Criminal Investigator$81,720
Fire Inspector and Investigator$37,320
Firefighter$61,460
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$60,030
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$100,200
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$99,070
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$73,920
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$60,200
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$32,490
Lifeguard$23,730
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$75,270
Private Detective and Investigator$37,840
School Bus Monitor$26,910
Security Guard$36,320

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$24,790
Chef and Head Cook$63,160
Cook$27,990
Cook$30,540
Cook$36,130
Cook$36,010
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$26,070
Dishwasher$28,310
Fast Food and Counter Worker$24,960
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$35,580
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$34,140
Food Preparation Worker$30,160
Food Server$29,230
Host and Hostess$26,150
Waiter and Waitress$18,200

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$42,270
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$49,700
Janitor and Cleaner$31,960
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$36,760
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$28,870
Pest Control Worker$39,610
Pesticide Handler$36,460
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$50,330

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$21,910
Animal Caretaker$28,790
Animal Trainer$39,830
Childcare Worker$25,090
Concierge$29,930
Embalmer$49,120
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$46,090
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$43,120
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$62,110
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$37,580
Funeral Attendant$29,890
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$29,970
Hairdresser$29,700
Locker Room$21,440
Mortician$59,940
Recreation Worker$28,320
Residential Advisor$34,660
Shampooer$29,070
Skincare Specialist$41,220
Tour and Travel Guide$26,000
Usher$26,290

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$49,920
Cashier$28,680
Counter and Rental Clerk$37,850
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$69,120
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$46,700
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$30,870
Insurance Sales Agent$60,170
Parts Salesperson$37,610
Real Estate Broker$47,690
Retail Salesperson$30,160
Sale and Related Worker$29,640
Sales Engineer$116,500
Sales Representative$71,120
Sales Representative$63,920
Sales Representatives of Service$55,190
Security$79,590
Telemarketer$29,350
Travel Agent$21,120

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$46,300
Billing and Posting Clerk$46,410
Bookkeeping$47,150
Cargo and Freight Agent$36,050
Courier and Messenger$38,970
Court$38,480
Credit Authorizer$46,040
Customer Service Representative$39,330
Data Entry Keyer$39,540
Dispatcher$47,630
Eligibility Interviewer$55,700
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$61,480
File Clerk$40,750
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$63,310
Gambling Cage Worker$32,150
Hotel$27,780
Human Resources Assistant$44,780
Information and Record Clerk$52,060
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$49,790
Interviewer$39,030
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,990
Library Assistant$31,850
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$49,100
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$37,620
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$38,870
Meter Reader$39,460
New Accounts Clerk$45,550
Office and Administrative Support Worker$50,940
Office Clerk$37,850
Office Machine Operator$39,240
Order Clerk$45,850
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$47,830
Postal Service Clerk$59,490
Postal Service Mail Carrier$61,410
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,470
Procurement Clerk$54,950
Production$59,710
Public Safety Telecommunicator$48,380
Receptionist and Information Clerk$35,040
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$41,850
Shipping$40,390
Switchboard Operator$34,860
Teller$36,520
Weigher$36,910

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Inspector$53,060
Farmworker$24,140
Farmworker and Laborer$35,170
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$64,990

Construction and extraction

Brickmason and Blockmason$51,200
Carpenter$48,940
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$46,950
Construction and Building Inspector$59,610
Construction Laborer$39,430
Derrick Operator$62,370
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$45,760
Earth Driller$57,400
Electrician$61,010
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer$61,680
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$47,100
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$74,780
Floor Layer$37,740
Glazier$46,140
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$44,340
Helper$33,280
Helpers--Carpenter$38,380
Helpers--Electrician$46,780
Helpers--Pipelayer$46,290
Highway Maintenance Worker$44,270
Insulation Worker$74,490
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$46,460
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$48,690
Painter$46,600
Paving$48,110
Pipelayer$49,350
Plumber$59,150
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$53,770
Roofer$43,680
Rotary Drill Operator$55,160
Roustabout$49,930
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$44,990
Service Unit Operator$60,260
Sheet Metal Worker$68,140
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$47,330
Tile and Stone Setter$44,530

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$68,140
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$49,870
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$49,360
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$44,420
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$46,820
Avionics Technician$68,140
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$57,270
Coin$52,620
Computer$48,320
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$65,640
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$73,760
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$95,640
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$79,470
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$62,070
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$79,060
Heating$60,120
Helpers--Installation$35,770
Home Appliance Repairer$40,030
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$61,840
Installation$49,590
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$38,390
Maintenance and Repair Worker$43,760
Maintenance Worker$54,440
Mechanical Door Repairer$39,660
Medical Equipment Repairer$49,820
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$58,130
Motorcycle Mechanic$44,630
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$42,350
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$61,670
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$49,340
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$54,090
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$58,370
Tire Repairer and Changer$34,200

Production

Aircraft Structure$49,070
Baker$33,230
Butcher and Meat Cutter$36,050
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$36,340
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$45,070
Cleaning$37,890
Coating$47,130
Coil Winder$35,600
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$48,540
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer$66,950
Crushing$37,810
Cutting$40,930
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$39,130
Dental Laboratory Technician$46,950
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter$37,340
Electrical$37,940
Engine and Other Machine Assembler$37,680
Etcher and Engraver$35,250
Extruding$35,990
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$41,120
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$68,180
Food and Tobacco Roasting$36,800
Food Batchmaker$35,870
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$38,480
Food Processing Worker$37,550
Furnace$34,640
Gas Plant Operator$78,310
Grinding$36,040
Grinding and Polishing Worker$41,470
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$65,640
Helpers--Production Worker$35,330
Inspector$51,690
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$48,890
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$40,080
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$28,810
Machinist$57,780
Meat$36,070
Medical Appliance Technician$53,380
Milling and Planing Machine Setter$39,740
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$39,940
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$47,000
Molder$47,150
Molding$51,360
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$44,710
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$35,730
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$38,600
Paper Goods Machine Setter$39,520
Petroleum Pump System Operator$84,750
Plating Machine Setter$65,040
Power Plant Operator$101,100
Prepress Technician and Worker$46,460
Presser$28,380
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$37,890
Printing Press Operator$37,290
Production Worker$48,740
Sawing Machine Setter$34,670
Separating$60,480
Sewing Machine Operator$34,260
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$37,110
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$68,650
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$45,030
Textile$62,650
Tool and Die Maker$73,760
Upholsterer$42,950
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$50,460
Welder$48,760
Welding$39,840
Woodworker$56,470
Woodworking Machine Setter$35,910

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$146,500
Airline Pilot$153,900
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$28,310
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$33,360
Bus Driver$38,010
Bus Driver$57,400
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$30,510
Commercial Pilot$156,800
Crane and Tower Operator$59,110
Driver/Sales Worker$29,120
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$61,270
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$54,720
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$45,960
Laborer and Freight$37,010
Light Truck Driver$40,130
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$29,700
Motor Vehicle Operator$57,550
Packer and Packager$31,580
Parking Attendant$30,230
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$50,540
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$32,590
Stocker and Order Filler$35,120
Traffic Technician$60,750
Transportation Inspector$110,000
Wellhead Pumper$64,960

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Oklahoma City, OK?

About $59,960 a year ($28.83 an hour): the average of the 585 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Oklahoma City, OK?

Family Medicine Physician ($481,900), Physician ($315,500), Physician ($307,800).

What are the most common jobs in Oklahoma City, OK?

Fast Food and Counter Worker (22,970 jobs), Retail Salesperson (18,370 jobs), Laborer and Freight (18,320 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.