Highest Paying Jobs in Oklahoma

Top 100 occupations ranked by median annual salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025

Highest Salary

$553,790

Surgeons, All Other

Top 25 Average

$239,305

median salary

$100K+ Jobs

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Occupations

100

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This ranking surfaces the 100 highest-paying occupations in Oklahoma by BLS OEWS state median salary, drawn from the May 2025 release. At the top, Surgeons, All Other pays a state median of $553,790, +34% above the national median of $414,010 for the same role. Of the 100 tracked positions, 73 pay above $100,000 per year in Oklahoma - a useful threshold for separating specialist professional roles from mid-tier employment. The top-10 average sits at $350,288, giving a sense of what elite specialists inside this state actually clear.

The "Difference" column compares each state median to the corresponding national median for the same SOC code, making pay premiums and discounts immediately visible. In this list, 30 of 100 occupations pay above the national median in Oklahoma, which usually signals one of three things: a local concentration of specialized employers (finance hubs, tech clusters, research universities, federal agencies), a cost-of-living adjustment baked into state-wide wage scales, or scarce in-state talent supply bidding up competitive roles. Occupations paying below the national median are not necessarily bad news, they often reflect lower cost of living in the state or industries where Oklahoma is not a concentrated employer.

Rankings like this show ceiling-potential by specialty, but they don't tell you the odds of landing one of those roles. Pair this table with the employment column (how many workers the state actually employs in each occupation) and the growth projections on each occupation's national page to see whether the field is expanding or contracting. BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, especially distorting for top-paying roles where equity and performance compensation can represent 30-50% of total pay. Use this leaderboard to shortlist careers worth exploring in Oklahoma, then drill into each row's linked profile to check percentile spread, typical education, metro-level variation, and whether projected openings match your timeline.

#	Occupation	State Median	National	Difference	Employment
1	Surgeons, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$553,790	$414,010	+34% above	80
2	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$530,070	$358,550	+48% above	30
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$370,260	$292,910	+26% above	60
4	Family Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$361,350	$244,180	+48% above	2,170
5	Emergency Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$348,540	$335,550	+4% above	60
6	Physicians, Pathologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$317,850	$312,400	+2% above	130
7	Psychiatrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$271,640	$281,870	4% below	80
8	Physicians, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$259,220	$265,930	3% below	2,520
9	Podiatrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$253,380	$160,300	+58% above	60
10	Pediatricians, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$236,780	$210,040	+13% above	280
11	Dentists, All Other Specialists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$223,160	$224,990	1% below	80
12	General Internal Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$216,570	$256,560	16% below	490
13	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$215,760	$300,080	28% below	N/A
14	Physicists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$200,050	$172,250	+16% above	40
15	Dentists, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$166,170	$170,950	3% below	980
16	Chief Executives Management Occupations	$163,790	$213,990	23% below	2,390
17	Architectural and Engineering Managers Management Occupations	$157,330	$171,270	8% below	2,070
18	Nurse Anesthetists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$156,830	$236,590	34% below	990
19	Petroleum Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$153,020	$144,910	+6% above	1,450
20	Medical Dosimetrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$143,120	$147,470	3% below	30
21	Psychologists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$141,290	$110,840	+27% above	90
22	Computer and Information Systems Managers Management Occupations	$137,280	$175,140	22% below	3,790
23	Physician Assistants Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$136,550	$135,880	same as	1,770
24	Pharmacists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$135,140	$140,910	4% below	3,610
25	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$133,680	$232,140	42% below	180
26	Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$133,390	$132,300	+1% above	3,620
27	Financial Managers Management Occupations	$132,460	$166,570	20% below	6,670
28	Managers, All Other Management Occupations	$131,870	$141,900	7% below	1,340
29	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$131,660	$106,220	+24% above	90
30	Sales Managers Management Occupations	$128,920	$148,270	13% below	3,250
31	Chemical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$127,790	$125,040	+2% above	110
32	Marketing Managers Management Occupations	$126,920	$166,790	24% below	1,420
33	Commercial Pilots Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$126,180	$123,220	+2% above	540
34	Aerospace Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$125,470	$134,960	7% below	1,090
35	Air Traffic Controllers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$123,220	$148,080	17% below	270
36	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Legal Occupations	$122,930	$117,860	+4% above	90
37	Fundraising Managers Management Occupations	$122,100	$125,470	3% below	220
38	Industrial Production Managers Management Occupations	$120,570	$126,060	4% below	2,140
39	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$119,990	$101,920	+18% above	770
40	Engineers, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$119,810	$122,930	3% below	860
41	Purchasing Managers Management Occupations	$119,310	$148,080	19% below	480
42	Software Developers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$118,100	$135,980	13% below	6,880
43	Human Resources Managers Management Occupations	$116,080	$149,280	22% below	1,750
44	Sales Engineers Sales and Related Occupations	$114,520	$124,900	8% below	290
45	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$113,680	$94,980	+20% above	30
46	Natural Sciences Managers Management Occupations	$112,260	$167,220	33% below	310
47	Physical Scientists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$112,260	$122,570	8% below	80
48	Education Administrators, All Other Management Occupations	$112,170	$95,200	+18% above	220
49	Transportation Inspectors Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$111,070	$92,100	+21% above	470
50	Database Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$110,110	$139,500	21% below	860
51	Actuaries Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$109,760	$130,000	16% below	70
52	Computer Network Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$109,450	$134,050	18% below	1,320
53	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$109,340	$109,370	same as	70
54	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$109,120	$130,220	16% below	1,410
55	Compensation and Benefits Managers Management Occupations	$107,760	$149,230	28% below	180
56	Electrical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$107,760	$120,630	11% below	2,080
57	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$107,260	$123,920	13% below	110
58	Education Administrators, Postsecondary Management Occupations	$105,830	$104,590	+1% above	1,700
59	Power Distributors and Dispatchers Production Occupations	$105,530	$106,730	1% below	50
60	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers Construction and Extraction Occupations	$105,430	$109,910	4% below	140
61	Administrative Services Managers Management Occupations	$104,670	$114,130	8% below	2,220
62	Occupational Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$104,300	$100,330	+4% above	1,180
63	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$104,270	$103,170	+1% above	30
64	Training and Development Managers Management Occupations	$104,020	$133,000	22% below	400
65	Lawyers Legal Occupations	$103,060	$159,670	35% below	6,980
66	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$102,890	$115,160	11% below	620
67	Computer Occupations, All Other Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$102,520	$116,580	12% below	3,320
68	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$102,260	$78,000	+31% above	310
69	Social Workers, All Other Community and Social Service Occupations	$101,860	$71,900	+42% above	320
70	Mechanical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$101,850	$104,110	2% below	2,270
71	Medical and Health Services Managers Management Occupations	$101,270	$123,860	18% below	6,030
72	Construction Managers Management Occupations	$100,690	$114,990	12% below	1,980
73	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$100,350	$99,280	+1% above	910
74	Materials Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$99,950	$112,860	11% below	240
75	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$99,790	$109,270	9% below	470
76	Computer Programmers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$99,780	$100,390	1% below	990
77	Management Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$99,420	$101,860	2% below	5,760
78	Civil Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$98,760	$100,840	2% below	2,180
79	Physical Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$98,590	$102,760	4% below	2,560
80	Radiation Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$98,390	$105,310	7% below	120
81	Veterinarians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$98,090	$130,100	25% below	1,150
82	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$97,800	$103,020	5% below	330
83	Dental Hygienists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$97,580	$98,100	1% below	2,860
84	Industrial Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$97,510	$102,440	5% below	2,170
85	Hydrologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$97,470	$96,600	+1% above	40
86	Optometrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$97,350	$136,570	29% below	570
87	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Management Occupations	$96,830	$107,230	10% below	1,660
88	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Management Occupations	$96,080	$96,660	1% below	240
89	Public Relations Managers Management Occupations	$96,030	$146,910	35% below	490
90	Computer Systems Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$95,930	$105,850	9% below	3,710
91	Computer Hardware Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$95,600	$161,740	41% below	180
92	Database Administrators Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$95,320	$104,620	9% below	790
93	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers Production Occupations	$95,140	$96,710	2% below	1,390
94	Information Security Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$94,000	$129,180	27% below	1,640
95	Business Operations Specialists, All Other Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$93,640	$83,050	+13% above	5,700
96	Computer and Information Research Scientists Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$93,100	$140,300	34% below	590
97	Environmental Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$92,090	$107,110	14% below	530
98	Locomotive Engineers Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$91,970	$81,410	+13% above	260
99	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$91,580	$100,310	9% below	90
100	Nuclear Medicine Technologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$90,640	$101,370	11% below	200

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About This Data

All salary data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. State-level data reflects wages for workers employed in Oklahoma. The "Difference" column shows how Oklahoma pay compares to the national median for that occupation.

Every figure on WageDex is rendered directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, no number is typed in by an editor. These figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS state-level wage data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.

Compiled by WageDex Editorial, Occupational Wages Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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