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Highest Paying Jobs in Oklahoma

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Oklahoma, among 17 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Oklahoma
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1General and Operations Managers$90,14644,420
2Registered Nurses$82,35439,890
3First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,72520,120
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,20729,010
5Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$39,89620,410
6Customer Service Representatives$38,55434,640
7Office Clerks, General$37,51532,850
8Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,75938,780
9First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$34,56119,570
10Stockers and Order Fillers$34,46834,860
11Cooks, Restaurant$32,92417,780
12Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,39319,380
13Retail Salespersons$29,54845,930
14Cashiers$28,19042,740
15Home Health and Personal Care Aides$27,68921,920
16Fast Food and Counter Workers$24,55954,540
17Waiters and Waitresses$18,17928,230

Highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma

This ranking covers 17 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Oklahoma. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. General and Operations Managers comes first at $90,146 a year; number 17 on the list, Waiters and Waitresses, averages $18,179.

Each occupation links to its Oklahoma page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.