The highest paying job in Oklahoma is Pediatricians, General, with a median salary of $226,150 per year. Below is the complete ranking of the top 25 careers in OK based on 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown including percentile data and state-by-state comparisons.
| Rank | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pediatricians, General | $226,150 | $244,700 | 160 |
| 2 | Dentists, All Other Specialists | $222,150 | $214,790 | 70 |
| 3 | Family Medicine Physicians | $219,220 | $253,090 | 2,780 |
| 4 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $208,000 | $197,870 | N/A |
| 5 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $178,900 | $248,820 | 150 |
| 6 | Dentists, General | $161,780 | $201,720 | 1,150 |
| 7 | Chemical Engineers | $160,990 | $152,840 | 190 |
| 8 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $156,030 | $266,380 | N/A |
| 9 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $153,130 | $166,660 | 1,930 |
| 10 | Nurse Anesthetists | $151,470 | $206,810 | N/A |
| 11 | Chief Executives | $148,870 | $177,610 | 2,000 |
| 12 | Psychologists, All Other | $147,010 | $126,730 | N/A |
| 13 | Petroleum Engineers | $142,470 | $159,810 | 1,290 |
| 14 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $132,790 | $139,330 | 3,740 |
| 15 | Database Architects | $132,360 | $133,880 | 730 |
| 16 | Pharmacist | $132,360 | $127,050 | 3,870 |
| 17 | Physician Assistants | $130,750 | $127,670 | 1,780 |
| 18 | Airline Pilot | $130,620 | $137,120 | 190 |
| 19 | Sales Manager | $130,010 | $148,510 | 2,920 |
| 20 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $128,240 | $121,650 | 910 |
| 21 | Financial Manager | $126,890 | $145,650 | 6,000 |
| 22 | Nurse Practitioners | $126,670 | $127,120 | 3,020 |
| 23 | Marketing Manager | $126,150 | $138,830 | 1,260 |
| 24 | Managers, All Other | $124,800 | $130,800 | 1,250 |
| 25 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $124,090 | $140,150 | 110 |
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The top-paying careers in Oklahoma are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners fields. The #1 job, Pediatricians, General, pays $163,754 more than the state average of $62,395 per year.
Among the top 25, the minimum median salary is $124,090, meaning all jobs on this list pay significantly above the national average.
See how Oklahoma's top salaries compare to other states.
Rankings are based on median annual salary from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2024 estimates. We use median rather than mean salary because it better represents typical earnings and is less affected by outliers.
Only occupations with state-level data published by BLS are included. Some specialized or rare occupations may not have data for every state. For full methodology details, see our Methodology page.