Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Oklahoma City, OK

Each occupation's median wage in Oklahoma City, OK compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Oklahoma City, OK pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Oklahoma City, OK run 9.6% below the national average (2024), so a Oklahoma City, OK salary is worth about 1.11× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Oklahoma City, OK · vs. national

1Family Medicine Physicians$481,870
Doctoral or professional degree
$163,620 – $486,270+97.3%
2Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$100,190
Associate's degree
$48,020 – $149,430+60.9%
3Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$83,370
Associate's degree
$60,450 – $100,880+26.1%
4Petroleum Engineers$176,200
Bachelor's degree
$104,680 – $273,980+21.6%
5Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$119,990
Bachelor's degree
$43,040 – $179,320+17.7%
6Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$49,920
Bachelor's degree
$31,070 – $60,230+16.3%
7Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,740 – $68,540+15.8%
8Physicians, All Other$307,800
Doctoral or professional degree
$51,740 – $421,200+15.7%
9Business Operations Specialists, All Other$96,100
Bachelor's degree
$65,170 – $136,990+15.7%
10Dentists, General$196,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$101,530 – $328,450+15.1%
11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$73,410
Bachelor's degree
$49,200 – $104,170+15.0%
12Logisticians$94,520
Bachelor's degree
$56,570 – $128,180+14.8%
13Medical Records Specialists$57,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,780 – $74,710+12.3%
14Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$52,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460 – $62,650+10.9%
15Sheet Metal Workers$68,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,300 – $77,710+10.3%
16Helpers--Electricians$46,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330 – $60,940+9.6%
17Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$46,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,480 – $62,950+9.3%
18Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,550
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,170 – $177,440+8.9%
19Procurement Clerks$54,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,080 – $64,940+8.6%
20Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$84,430
Associate's degree
$50,010 – $115,000+7.8%
21First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$60,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,520 – $102,710+7.6%
22Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$84,070
Associate's degree
$60,170 – $115,520+7.5%
23First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$100,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$76,780 – $121,100+7.1%
24Education Administrators, Postsecondary$111,460
Master's degree
$59,500 – $231,490+6.6%
25Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$51,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,160 – $74,980+6.4%
26Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$62,370
No formal educational credential
$56,110 – $63,840+6.4%
27Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$49,930
No formal educational credential
$36,910 – $60,700+6.3%
28Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$73,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,350 – $169,990+5.4%
29Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,840 – $64,940+5.2%
30Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$50,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300 – $72,880+5.2%
31Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,920
Associate's degree
$50,790 – $74,960+5.0%
32Computer Network Support Specialists$79,870
Associate's degree
$52,500 – $131,920+4.8%
33Financial Specialists, All Other$84,390
Bachelor's degree
$49,940 – $127,940+4.1%
34Firefighters$61,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,530 – $79,810+3.7%
35Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$60,260
No formal educational credential
$36,310 – $101,930+3.6%
36Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$55,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,680 – $73,940+2.7%
37Occupational Therapists$103,080
Master's degree
$66,560 – $133,490+2.7%
38Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$101,880
Bachelor's degree
$56,050 – $173,100+2.6%
39Physician Assistants$138,920
Master's degree
$102,890 – $170,340+2.2%
40Interior Designers$68,520
Bachelor's degree
$38,460 – $103,930+2.0%
41Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$50,540
No formal educational credential
$36,170 – $59,950+1.7%
42Health Education Specialists$65,000
Bachelor's degree
$38,410 – $108,510+1.5%
43Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,410
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040+1.4%
44Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$79,590
Bachelor's degree
$40,940 – $220,130+1.2%
45Chefs and Head Cooks$63,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $79,700+1.1%
46Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,270 – $66,140+1.1%
47Engineers, All Other$124,340
Bachelor's degree
$78,580 – $165,190+1.1%
48Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$48,320
Some college, no degree
$36,540 – $70,290+1.1%
49Nurse Practitioners$133,390
Master's degree
$99,500 – $161,820+0.8%
50Pipelayers$49,350
No formal educational credential
$38,770 – $53,300+0.7%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianOklahoma City, OK	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$481,870	$163,620 – $486,270	+97.3%
2	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$100,190	$48,020 – $149,430	+60.9%
3	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$83,370	$60,450 – $100,880	+26.1%
4	Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree	$176,200	$104,680 – $273,980	+21.6%
5	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and GeographersBachelor's degree	$119,990	$43,040 – $179,320	+17.7%
6	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$49,920	$31,070 – $60,230	+16.3%
7	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,360	$32,740 – $68,540	+15.8%
8	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$307,800	$51,740 – $421,200	+15.7%
9	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$96,100	$65,170 – $136,990	+15.7%
10	Dentists, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$196,740	$101,530 – $328,450	+15.1%
11	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$73,410	$49,200 – $104,170	+15.0%
12	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$94,520	$56,570 – $128,180	+14.8%
13	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,420	$37,780 – $74,710	+12.3%
14	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,620	$37,460 – $62,650	+10.9%
15	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,140	$48,300 – $77,710	+10.3%
16	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,780	$36,330 – $60,940	+9.6%
17	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,290	$35,480 – $62,950	+9.3%
18	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$84,550	$52,170 – $177,440	+8.9%
19	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,950	$40,080 – $64,940	+8.6%
20	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$84,430	$50,010 – $115,000	+7.8%
21	First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,200	$36,520 – $102,710	+7.6%
22	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,070	$60,170 – $115,520	+7.5%
23	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$100,200	$76,780 – $121,100	+7.1%
24	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$111,460	$59,500 – $231,490	+6.6%
25	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,690	$34,160 – $74,980	+6.4%
26	Derrick Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$62,370	$56,110 – $63,840	+6.4%
27	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$49,930	$36,910 – $60,700	+6.3%
28	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,740	$40,350 – $169,990	+5.4%
29	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,060	$37,840 – $64,940	+5.2%
30	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,940	$36,300 – $72,880	+5.2%
31	Environmental Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,920	$50,790 – $74,960	+5.0%
32	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$79,870	$52,500 – $131,920	+4.8%
33	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$84,390	$49,940 – $127,940	+4.1%
34	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,460	$35,530 – $79,810	+3.7%
35	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$60,260	$36,310 – $101,930	+3.6%
36	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,700	$45,680 – $73,940	+2.7%
37	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$103,080	$66,560 – $133,490	+2.7%
38	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$101,880	$56,050 – $173,100	+2.6%
39	Physician AssistantsMaster's degree	$138,920	$102,890 – $170,340	+2.2%
40	Interior DesignersBachelor's degree	$68,520	$38,460 – $103,930	+2.0%
41	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$50,540	$36,170 – $59,950	+1.7%
42	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,000	$38,410 – $108,510	+1.5%
43	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,410	$42,390 – $81,040	+1.4%
44	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsBachelor's degree	$79,590	$40,940 – $220,130	+1.2%
45	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,160	$33,860 – $79,700	+1.1%
46	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,790	$36,270 – $66,140	+1.1%
47	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$124,340	$78,580 – $165,190	+1.1%
48	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$48,320	$36,540 – $70,290	+1.1%
49	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$133,390	$99,500 – $161,820	+0.8%
50	PipelayersNo formal educational credential	$49,350	$38,770 – $53,300	+0.7%

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