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Highest Paying Jobs in Oklahoma

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Oklahoma, among 13 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
5Customer Service Representatives$38,55434,640
6Office Clerks, General$37,51532,850
7Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,75938,780
8Stockers and Order Fillers$34,46834,860
9Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$31,39319,380
10Retail Salespersons$29,54845,930
11Cashiers$28,19042,740
12Fast Food and Counter Workers$24,55954,540
13Waiters and Waitresses$18,17928,230

Highest-paying jobs in Oklahoma

This ranking covers 13 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 13 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.