State OK
Period May 2025
Price level 87.8
Data updated October 25, 2026

Highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma

The highest published median in Oklahoma is for surgeons, all other, at $553,790 a year. For one more occupation, BLS reports the median only as “$239,200 or more”; they are listed below the table. The median for all occupations in the state is $45,600, against $50,980 nationally.

Oklahoma · all occupationsMay 2025

Median / yr: $45,600
Mean / yr: $56,950
Price level (U.S.=100): 87.8
Median, price-adjusted: $51,911
Adjusted rank: 30 of 51
Jobs: 1,707,680

Price-adjusted = median ÷ (BEA 2024 regional price parity ÷ 100). Compare all states.

The 50 best-paid occupations in Oklahoma

OK · Src BLS-OEWS · May 2025Top 50 of 709

Top 50 occupations in Oklahoma by median annual wage
No.	Occupation	Median in OK	U.S. median	Employed in OK
1	Surgeons, All Other	$553,790	$414,010	80
2	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$530,070	$358,550	30
3	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$370,260	$292,910	60
4	Family Medicine Physicians	$361,350	$244,180	2,170
5	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$348,540	$335,550	60
6	Physicians, Pathologists	$317,850	$312,400	130
7	Psychiatrists	$271,640	$281,870	80
8	Physicians, All Other	$259,220	$265,930	2,520
9	Podiatrists	$253,380	$160,300	60
10	Pediatricians, General	$236,780	$210,040	280
11	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$223,160	$224,990	80
12	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$216,570	$256,560	490
13	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$215,760	$300,080	—
14	Physicists	$200,050	$172,250	40
15	Dentists, General	$166,170	$170,950	980
16	Chief Executives	$163,790	$213,990	2,390
17	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$157,330	$171,270	2,070
18	Nurse Anesthetists	$156,830	$236,590	990
19	Petroleum Engineers	$153,020	$144,910	1,450
20	Medical Dosimetrists	$143,120	$147,470	30
21	Psychologists, All Other	$141,290	$110,840	90
22	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$137,280	$175,140	3,790
23	Physician Assistants	$136,550	$135,880	1,770
24	Pharmacists	$135,140	$140,910	3,610
25	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$133,680	$232,140	180
26	Nurse Practitioners	$133,390	$132,300	3,620
27	Financial Managers	$132,460	$166,570	6,670
28	Managers, All Other	$131,870	$141,900	1,340
29	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	$131,660	$106,220	90
30	Sales Managers	$128,920	$148,270	3,250
31	Chemical Engineers	$127,790	$125,040	110
32	Marketing Managers	$126,920	$166,790	1,420
33	Commercial Pilots	$126,180	$123,220	540
34	Aerospace Engineers	$125,470	$134,960	1,090
35	Air Traffic Controllers	$123,220	$148,080	270
36	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$122,930	$117,860	90
37	Fundraising Managers	$122,100	$125,470	220
38	Industrial Production Managers	$120,570	$126,060	2,140
39	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$119,990	$101,920	770
40	Engineers, All Other	$119,810	$122,930	860
41	Purchasing Managers	$119,310	$148,080	480
42	Software Developers	$118,100	$135,980	6,880
43	Human Resources Managers	$116,080	$149,280	1,750
44	Sales Engineers	$114,520	$124,900	290
45	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$113,680	$94,980	30
46	Natural Sciences Managers	$112,260	$167,220	310
47	Physical Scientists, All Other	$112,260	$122,570	80
48	Education Administrators, All Other	$112,170	$95,200	220
49	Transportation Inspectors	$111,070	$92,100	470
50	Database Architects	$110,110	$139,500	860

Median reported only as “$239,200 or more” in Oklahoma: Orthodontists. The exact figures are not published, so these are not ranked.

Dashes mean the employment estimate was not published.

Best-paid occupations with at least 1,000 jobs in Oklahoma

Family Medicine Physicians — $361,350 (2,170 jobs)
Physicians, All Other — $259,220 (2,520 jobs)
Chief Executives — $163,790 (2,390 jobs)
Architectural and Engineering Managers — $157,330 (2,070 jobs)
Petroleum Engineers — $153,020 (1,450 jobs)
Computer and Information Systems Managers — $137,280 (3,790 jobs)
Physician Assistants — $136,550 (1,770 jobs)
Pharmacists — $135,140 (3,610 jobs)
Nurse Practitioners — $133,390 (3,620 jobs)
Financial Managers — $132,460 (6,670 jobs)

Sources

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state file.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by state, 2024.