Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
Fast Food and Counter Workers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
Fast Food and Counter Workers publishes $22,450 here versus $31,200 nationally (-28.0%; 2,880metro-area jobs). Next is General and Operations Managers at $79,050 locally versus $105,770 nationally (-25.3%).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,450 in Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area sits 28.0% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,880 published local jobs).
- General and Operations Managers$79,050 in Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area sits 25.3% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,440 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$29,120 in Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area sits 17.8% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (2,040 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$27,460 in Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area sits 16.5% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (3,160 published local jobs).
Fast Food and Counter Workers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 4000002 · Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-TRACE #461/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 339 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $260K
- EMP-MIX Financial Ma…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Beckley, WV
- BOOK-FULL 332 rows · May 2025
Read with Beckley, WV ($23 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Financial Managers and Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary lead published employment inside Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Financial Managers 350 jobs · $139,190
- 2. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 300 jobs · $138,910
- 3. Education Administrators, Postsecondary 280 jobs · $143,530
- 4. Management Analysts 170 jobs · $120,020
- 5. Pharmacists 160 jobs · $130,440
- 6. Software Developers 160 jobs · $99,350
- 7. Computer and Information Systems Managers 150 jobs · $112,500
- 8. Sales Managers 130 jobs · $110,720
- 9. Nurse Practitioners 120 jobs · $127,090
- 10. Industrial Production Managers 120 jobs · $119,590
- 11. Chief Executives 110 jobs · $143,140
- 12. Architectural and Engineering Managers 110 jobs · $132,670
- 13. Dental Hygienists 100 jobs · $100,870
- 14. Electrical Engineers 100 jobs · $100,150
- 15. Family Medicine Physicians 80 jobs · $260,000
- 16. Physician Assistants 80 jobs · $156,990
- 17. Human Resources Managers 80 jobs · $111,420
- 18. Petroleum Engineers 70 jobs · $121,420
Occupations Tracked
339
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$51,120
employment-weighted, 332 complete rows
Top Salary
$260,000
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financial Managers | $139,190 |
| 2 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $138,910 |
| 3 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $143,530 |
| 4 | Management Analysts | $120,020 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $130,440 |
| 6 | Software Developers | $99,350 |
| 7 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $112,500 |
| 8 | Sales Managers | $110,720 |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioners | $127,090 |
| 10 | Industrial Production Managers | $119,590 |
| 11 | Chief Executives | $143,140 |
| 12 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $132,670 |
| 13 | Dental Hygienists | $100,870 |
| 14 | Electrical Engineers | $100,150 |
| 15 | Family Medicine Physicians | $260,000 |
| 16 | Physician Assistants | $156,990 |
| 17 | Human Resources Managers | $111,420 |
| 18 | Petroleum Engineers | $121,420 |
| 19 | Civil Engineers | $103,700 |
| 20 | Dentists, General | $124,190 |
| 21 | Marketing Managers | $112,340 |
| 22 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $118,080 |
| 23 | Occupational Therapists | $101,690 |
| 24 | Natural Sciences Managers | $119,430 |
| 25 | Physicians, All Other | $253,460 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Gambling Dealers | $16,980 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $17,020 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $20,050 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $21,370 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $21,670 |
| Food Preparation Workers | $22,270 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $22,450 |
| Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers | $22,480 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $22,500 |
| Bartenders | $22,670 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in OK
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside OK. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($51,120 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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