Pay and cost of living in Tulsa County, OK
Across the 11 occupations we cover in Tulsa County, OK, the middle median salary is $36,980 a year. Pay runs from $18,350 for Waiters and Waitresses up to $96,150 for General and Operations Managers, a spread of $77,800. Wages come from the Tulsa, OK survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Tulsa County, OK has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,007 a month and a two-bedroom $1,229. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $18,770 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $36,171 a year, and 10 of the 11 occupations listed here (91%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Tulsa County, OK
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Tulsa County, OK, set beside the Oklahoma and national medians.
Median household income in Tulsa County, OK is $69,009, 6% above the Oklahoma median of $65,039 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($12,084) equals 17.5% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $36,980, is 46% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Tulsa County, OK pay a median of $2,227 a year in real estate taxes, 39% above the Oklahoma median of $1,599. With a median home value of $230,400, 15% above the Oklahoma median of $199,800, the ratio of the two medians is 0.97% a year.
Renters in Tulsa County, OK pay a median gross rent of $1,110 a month in the Census survey, 9% above the Oklahoma median of $1,014. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,007; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Tulsa County, OK who travel to a workplace spend an average of 20.3 minutes each way, 9% below the Oklahoma average of 22.4. 11.5% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.